Srinagar, Nov. 12 -- The Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor, Manoj Sinha, on Wednesday inaugurated four key infrastructure facilities at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) of Kashmir and emphasised the crucial role of agricultural universities in delivering practical solutions to challenges related to food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development. Addressing the gathering, the LG said that agricultural universities are unique institutions where concerns and aspirations linked to a nation's food security can be transformed into concrete solutions. He said that the four facilities inaugurated collectively reflect a comprehensive vision of smart agriculture and rural advancement. Sinha inaugurated a solar-powered Internet of Things (IoT)-based irrigation and fertigation system, designed to provide crops with water and nutrients in the right quantity and at the right time. He said that the technology has significant potential to benefit small and marginal farmers by reducing labour-intensive irrigation practices and dependence on conventional energy sources. Sinha also inaugurated the Prototype Design and Development Centre, which will help translate innovative concepts into practical agricultural tools and technologies....