The Director-General stated that the gardens will become key information systems for educating the people
Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR) virtually inaugurated the ’Golden Jubilee Forage Gardens’ established at 50 SAUs / CAUs / DUs / CUs / ICAR Institutes throughout the country as a part of the Golden Jubilee Year activity and celebration of ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Forage Crops and Utilization on 22 December 2020.
Dr Mohapatra applauded the participants and ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Forage for establishing the gardens in a limited time span. The Director-General stated that the gardens will become key information systems for educating the people, especially, the policymakers, farmers, livestock keepers, and students about the importance of forage crops. Dr Mohapatra stressed extending the establishment of the gardens to other relevant ICAR Institutes of Animal Science and Horticulture also.
Dr Tilak Raj Sharma, Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR regarded the Forage Gardens as unique media for demonstrating and promoting the different fodder technologies. He stressed broadening the genetic base in fodder crops by modern genetic and genomic approaches.
The Vice-Chancellors of different Universities also expressed their views regarding the Forage scenario and Golden Jubilee Forage Garden in particular.
Around 200 participants from different ICAR Institutes, State Agricultural Universities, Central Agricultural Universities, DUs, and CUs participated in the program.
