Panellists emphasised the institute’s mandate for developing and promoting the various sustainable AET Models for the East and West coastal regions of the country

The ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), Old Goa recently organised a webinar series on ’Agro Eco-Tourism (AET).

In his address, Dr Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa emphasised the institute’s mandate for developing and promoting the various sustainable AET Models for the East and West coastal regions of the country. This will encourage the agri-entrepreneurs and farmers to bring value-addition and glamour to the agriculture and allied activities for enhancing their income besides, attracting the youths in agriculture.

Mahesh Patil, Chairman (Agriculture & Food Processing Committee), Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry delivered a Talk on ’Sustainable development planning for farms with Agro-ecotourism model in Goa: experiences and future strategies.’ It emphasised particularly the development of AET Models with diversified activities for the mine-affected areas in the coastal region.

The webinar series organised as a part of the ’Bharat Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ to commemorate 75 Years of India’s Independence registered participation by 30 participants including scientists and stakeholders.