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The course organised by the Directorate of Extension Education, PAU, will culminate on March 18

A short course on ‘Communication and Management Skills for Transfer of Agrotechnology’ kicked off at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) under the aegis of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The course, which has been organised by the Directorate of Extension Education, PAU, will culminate on March 18. 

A total of 21 participants, representing 14 states and one Union Territory, are attending the course. Scientists of 13 different disciplines (agronomy, agricultural extension education, aquaculture, biochemistry, home science extension education, horticulture, entomology, food science and technology, mechanical engineering, plant physiology, soil science, statistics and veterinary extension education) from 14 state agricultural universities/colleges and seven Krishi Vigyan Kendras have registered for the course.

 The chief guest Dr Ashok Kumar, Director of Extension Education, PAU and Course Director, said, “There are four main types of communication technology that have contributed to the ease of sending messages: telephone, radio, television and internet. Nowadays, social media platforms, blogs, vlogs, live video streams, conferencing and live lecture technology, group wikis, group forums, tablet computers, etc. are very common in use. All the modern techniques of different modes of communication must be target oriented.”

Dr KK Gill, Principal Agrometeorologist and Course Coordinator welcomed the dignitaries and the participants. She stated, “The new age IT tools have proved to be very helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic for the transfer of information to different stakeholders.”

Dr Simerjeet Kaur, Principal Agronomist and Course Coordinator, proposed a vote of thanks.

During the course, Dr Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI; Dr GS Buttar and Dr GPS Sodhi, Additional Directors of Extension Education; Dr TS Riar, Additional Director Communication, PAU and many other scientists and heads of the departments from other adjoining institutes will enrich the knowledge of the trainees. 

The course organised by the Directorate of

Agrotech, R&D

The key objective of the tripartite MoU signed by the Ministry of Ayush, ICAR and CSIR is to draw cognizance to the traditional agricultural practices of India

Ministry of Ayush has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding with Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Inter-Ministerial co-operation for the promotion and facilitation of research and development, validation, and deployment of agri-technologies related to medicinal plants and their value-added products of benefit to humans, plants and animals. The MoU was signed by Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General, ICAR and Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, and Dr Shekhar C Mande, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR in the presence of senior officials from the three organizations in New Delhi.

The key objective of the tripartite MoU signed by the Ministry of Ayush, ICAR and CSIR is to draw cognizance to the traditional agricultural practices of India, and take up joint R&D pursuits for validating and deploying these interventions for facilitating socio-economic growth in the country.

On this occasion, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush drew attention to valuable traditional knowledge in the form of Vrikshayurved, Mrigayurved, etc., stating that the cooperation will be instrumental in validating these traditional sciences and practices towards integrative agriculture for the benefit of not only humans, but also plants and animals.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General, ICAR and Secretary, DARE stated that the cooperation being signed by ICAR, Ayush and CSIR is a historical milestone towards reaffirming the mandates of the three organisations to the national goals on food & agriculture. The effort will focus on specific joint activities by the three Parties in the said areas to make a significant impact to the lives of Indians.

The key objective of the tripartite MoU

Agro Universities, Bee keeping

Discussions were held on how to create awareness among beekeepers by designing courses with the support of ICAR schemes

A 21- day Winter School on “Commercial Apiculture for Livelihood Security of Farmers and Unemployed Rural Youth” concluded at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The programme was organised by the Department of Entomology, PAU under the aegis of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). In total, 29 participants from 12 states comprising Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and one Union Territory Ladakh participated in the winter school.

In his concluding remarks, the chief guest, Dr Naveen Patle, Additional Commissioner (Horticulture) and Executive Director, National Bee Board, New Delhi, observed that there were some issues and problems in the apiculture sector which called for the attention of the apiculture scientists. 

“Some crops remain untouched and scientists need to work on the schedule of the crops which can be recommended in apiculture,” he said. Besides, Dr Patle made a call for focusing on technology demonstrations, increasing the quality and quality of by-products made from honey, and creating awareness among the beekeepers by designing courses with the support of ICAR schemes.

The guest of honour Dr Seema Jaggi, Additional Director General (Human Resource Development), ICAR, New Delhi, said that apiculture was an area where more entrepreneurs could be developed. The winter school was a two-way process; it provided an opportunity to disseminate knowledge in apiculture (by experts) and learn in return (from participants). Seeing the relevance of beekeeping, the programme was chalked out for the livelihood and security of the farmers, she remarked.

Dr Sandeep Bains, Nodal Officer and Dean, Postgraduate Studies, said that the university made an outstanding contribution in the commercialisation and industrialisation of apiculture, thus, opening the gates for the export of Apis Mellifera in 1996. “PAU has the credit of producing the largest hive manufacturers as well as the honey traders and exporters,” she added.

Dr MIS Gill, Dean, College of Agriculture, said: “PAU is leading in apiculture research. Since the introduction of Italian honey bee Apis Mellifera by a noted entomologist Dr AS Atwal in 1962, PAU has never looked back in apiculture.” Apiculture was an asset that could earn money for the small and marginal farmers/labourers, he observed. Dr Gill voiced his concern over the issue of ‘adulteration’ in honey and stressed maintaining its quality to win the faith of the consumers.

Dr DK Sharma, Head, Department of Entomology, said that the department has made 30 national recommendations in apiculture till date. “PAU was the first in India to start Experiential Learning Programme (ELP) in apiculture,” he revealed. The University has the distinction of having an Integrated Beekeeping Development Centre and a Toxicology Laboratory, fully equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for the analysis of pesticide residues in agricultural produce and commodity samples. The lab is set up as per the Bureau of Indian Standards under the National Accreditation Board for Laboratory and has been declared as the referral lab for pesticide residue analysis at the national level, he told.

Dr PK Chhuneja, Professor of Entomology and Course Director, in his welcome address, said that the winter school was a great learning experience for the apiculture scientists. It touched all the developmental aspects of apiculture through the organisation of 100 specialised lectures and virtual tours of apicultural manufacturers and beekeeping entrepreneurs, he added. Dr Chhuneja disclosed that the participants also toured Nagrota Bagwan (then in Punjab state and presently in Himachal Pradesh), where Apis Mellifera was introduced in India in 1962.

 Dr Jaspal Singh, Principal Entomologist, proposed a vote of thanks.

During the programme, four participating scientists, namely, Dr Sunita Yadav, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar; Dr Kumaranag KM, ICAR- All India Coordinated Research Project (Honey Bees and Pollinators); Dr Ipsita Odisi Priyadarsini Mishra, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Odisha; and Dr PS Neharkar, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Prabhani, Maharashtra, hailed the informative lectures and the tours, organised by the PAU. They described the winter school training as ‘excellent.’

Discussions were held on how to create

Agro Universities, Interaction

The need for developing the climate-smart and high-quality fodder varieties was highlighted by the Chief Guest, Dr DK Yadava, ICAR

The ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh has recently virtually organised the “Forage Scientists & Seed Producers’ Interface Meeting of Kharif Fodder Crops”.

The Chief Guest, Dr DK Yadava, ADG (Seeds), ICAR emphasised that the sensitisation and showcasing of the varieties will help in increasing the breeder seed indent of the new varieties. The need for developing the climate-smart and high-quality fodder varieties was highlighted by Dr Yadava.

Dr Amaresh Chandra, Director, ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh stressed on apprising the stakeholders about the new varieties and their potential/specialities to suit the various niches.

About 75 participants from ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi; State Agricultural Universities, NGOs, Private Companies, Regional Fodder Stations, DADF and NDDB, etc., attended the meeting.

The need for developing the climate-smart and high-quality

Agro Universities, Sustainability, Textile industry

The identification of the natural hazard-prone areas and mapping of the vulnerable zones of the Sundarbans areas, preparation of carbon stock and budget in the mangrove forests were discussed during the workshop

Dr Tilak Raj Sharma, Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR recently launched a workshop of ‘Multi-National Project at Sundarbans through Drone Survey’ organised by the ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore near Kolkata.

Inaugurating the workshop, Dr Sharma emphasised that the project can deliver solutions for the farmers of the Sundarbans practising farming in one of the most vulnerable agro-ecological conditions of the country. The identification of the natural hazard-prone areas and mapping of the vulnerable zones of the Sundarbans areas, preparation of carbon stock and budget in the mangrove forests and Jute-based agro-ecosystem, etc., were emphasized by the DDG.

Dr RK Singh, ADG (Commercial Crops), ICAR underlined the scope for enhancing the farming community’s income through the Jute-based handicraft products.

Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries, Dr Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF, Barrackpore stressed the need for reconciling the integrated approach that envisages the ecological and adjacent socio-cultural systems for the natural hazards protection, livelihood improvement and poverty alleviation of the Sundarban regions.

The local panchayats and members of Gram Trust NGO also participated in the workshop.

The identification of the natural hazard-prone areas

Acquaculture, AgroPolicy, Animal Health

According to the experts, intensification and diversification has added to the risk factors of the spread of new and emerging aquatic diseases in aquaculture

Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India organised a webinar on National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases: A Step towards Establishing Disease Governance System in India. The event was attended by more than 150 participants including officials of the Department of Fisheries, ICAR institutes, GoI and fisheries officials of different States/UTs, faculties from state agriculture, veterinary and fisheries universities, entrepreneurs, scientists, farmers, hatchery owners, students and stakeholders from aquaculture industry across the country.

The welcome address was given by IA Siddiqui, Fisheries Development Commissioner, DoF along with the introduction of the theme of the webinar and the distinguished panellists Sagar Mehra, Joint Secretary (Inland Fisheries); Dr Joykrushna Jena, Deputy Director General (Fisheries Science), ICAR, New Delhi; Dr Iddya Karunasagar, Advisor (Research and Patents), Nitte University, Mangaluru; Dr AG Ponniah, Former Emeritus Scientist and Former Discipline Leader, WorldFish Centre, Malaysia, Dr KK Lal, Director, ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow; Dr Neeraj Sood, Principal Scientist ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow; V Balasubramaniam, General Secretary, Prawn Farmers’ Federation of India, Bengaluru and other participants.

Shri Sagar Mehra, Joint Secretary (Inland Fisheries), in his opening remarks mentioned that aquaculture production through intensification and diversification has added to the risk factors of spread of new and emerging aquatic diseases in aquaculture.

During the technical session, Dr Joykrushna Jena, Deputy Director General (Fisheries Science), ICAR, New Delhi, set the context for the webinar and stated that India is a vast country with state divergent levels of capabilities and fisheries priorities hence surveillance programme for monitoring and controlling spread of diseases of national and international concern has become a primary requirement for effective health management and ultimately for sustainable aquaculture.

Dr Jena further stated that the National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD) of India has made its own example in establishing a coordinated surveillance programme for aquaculture.

Dr Neeraj Sood, Principal Scientist ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow delivered a detailed presentation on NSPAAD along with the status of the project in the country and the future aims of the project.

Dr Iddya Karunasagar, Advisor, Nitte University, Mangaluru focussed on strategising aquatic animal health management based on disease surveillance through a knowledge filled session. Dr AG Ponniah, Former Emeritus Scientist and Former Discipline Leader, World Fish Centre, Malaysia delivered an informative session on emergency response in case of detection of exotic aquatic diseases and V Balasubramaniam, General Secretary, Prawn Farmers’ Federation of India briefed about the industrial approach and the need of fisheries and aquaculture sector for disease surveillance in shrimp aquaculture.

The webinar concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr SK Dwivedi, Assistant Commissioner, DoF.

According to the experts, intensification and diversification

AgroPolicy, Interaction

Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat underlined the components of the natural farming like use of Bijamrut, Jeevamrut, Ghan Jeevamrut, Mulching and multiple cropping systems

The ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra organise Virtual Sensitisation Workshop on “Natural Farming for Healthy Nation for Krishi Vigyan Kendras” on February 10, 2022.

Inaugurating the Workshop, the Chief Guest, Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat underlined the components of the natural farming like use of Bijamrut, Jeevamrut, Ghan Jeevamrut, Mulching and multiple cropping systems. He stressed that by using these methods, the natural farming can be done without affecting the yield and dependency on the import of agriculture fertilisers and other inputs can be reduced.

Devvrat highlighted the concept and philosophy of the natural farming. He stated that the natural farming helps in reducing the cultivation cost, enhancing the soil fertility and yields and protecting from uncertainties of climate change by adopting agro-ecology based principles.

The Special Guest, Jagdish Vishwakarma Panchal, Minister of State for Cooperation and Cottage Industries, Government of Gujarat underlined the Department’s working towards providing the marketing facilities to the farmers practicing natural farming in the state. He also urged the participants for taking the concept of natural farming at the village level too.

Dr CK Timbadia, Director of Extension Education, Navsari Agriculture University, Navsari, Gujarat outlined the success of forming the natural farming groups and master trainers for orienting the farmers and development functionaries.

Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat underlined the

Interaction, Supply Chain

The main objective of the MoU is to develop a start-up programme on Mud Crab Seed Production

The ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aqgromalin Farmtech Service Private Limited, a Farm Diversification Corporate Business Enterprise in Chennai on February 7, 2022.  

Dr K P Jithendran, Director, ICAR-CIBA, Chennai and Prasanna Manoharan, CEO, Aqgromalin signed the MoU on behalf of their organisations.

Dr Jithendran regarded the Mud Crab Farming as an economically viable production system and a potential species for the diversification. He said that as the stock-able size crab seed production is the critical gap, therefore, there is an urgent need for the transfer of the Mud Crab Nursery Seed Production Technology to the farmers.

The main objective of the MoU is to develop a start-up programme on Mud Crab Seed Production and scaling-up of the Mud Crab Farming with a supply chain.

The main objective of the MoU is

R&D

The MoU is aimed to facilitate a close cooperation in the research and academic activities between both the organisations

The ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra for facilitating the Students’ Training and Research on February 4, 2022.

Dr Dilip Ghosh, Director, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur and Dr VM Bhale, Vice-Chancellor, Dr PDKV, Akola signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organisations.

The MoU is aimed to facilitate a close cooperation in the research and academic activities between both the organisations and open a new chapter for research and development of the citriculture through the collaboration and linkages.

The MoU is aimed to facilitate a

Agro Universities, Seeds

The collaboration will provide an online marketplace for improved seed spices varieties

Dr Anand Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science), ICAR virtually launched the integration of the ICAR-National Research Centre of Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan’s Seed Portal with the YONO Krishi Web Application of State Bank of India.

Emphasising the significance of seed spices as a potential agricultural commodity for the export point of view and as the source of bioactive high-value compounds, Dr Singh applauded the Centre’s efforts in the production and distribution of quality seeds of the Improved Seed Spices Varieties. The DDG also urged intensifying the research of the developing trait-specific varieties of seed spices and exploiting their medicinal potential.

Dr Vikramaditya Pandey, ADG (Horticultural Science), ICAR accentuated the digital integration’s usefulness which will make possible the area expansion of seed spices in the non-traditional growing areas of the country.

Sandeep Ubale, Chief General Manager (Digital Transformation and E-Commerce), SBI stressed that digitisation has a major role to play in doubling the farmers’ income. He also underlined the SBI YONO Krishi’s contribution to supporting the farmers through the various SBI Financial Schemes.

Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Chief General Manager, SBI (Jaipur Circle) outlined the SBI YONO Krishi’s features along with its functionality and benefits.

Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries, Dr SN Saxena, Director, ICAR-NRC on Seed Spices, Ajmer briefed about the Institute’s salient achievements on the occasion of its 22nd Foundation Day. Dr Saxena apprised the dignitaries about the production of the quality seeds of high yielding and disease-free varieties of seed spice crops developed by the Institute with a production outlay of 30-tonne seeds per year.

The senior officials of the State Bank of India; Directors of ICAR Institutes; state agricultural universities; state departments of agriculture, horti-entrepreneurs and farmers also virtually participated in the programme.

The collaboration will provide an online marketplace

Agro Universities, Sustainability

About 53 scientists and students from ICAR institutes and state agricultural universities attended the interaction lecture

The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), organised an online lecture on ‘Ecosystem Services of Forest Plantations and Agroforestry Systems’ to give emphasis on intangible benefits. About 53 scientists and students from ICAR institutes and state agricultural universities attended the interaction lecture that was held under the ICAR development grant.

Dr SK Chauhan, Prof and Head, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, welcomed the guest speaker Gitanjali, IFS, and participants in the programme.

Gitanjali, joined from Helsinki, Finland and made a presentation on quantification of ecological services of plantations. She emphasised on provisioning, regulatory, cultural and supporting services of the plantations, which are very beneficial but have least been attempted. In recent years, some emphasis has been placed on carbon trading, otherwise, other intangible services (water, soil, biodiversity, oxygen, etc.) have least been quantified and no monetary values are attached, she added.

Dr Dipankar Saha, an Ecologist from ICAR institute, proposed a vote of thanks.

About 53 scientists and students from ICAR

Agro Universities, R&D

Discussions were held on the current and future needs of Indian agriculture

Dr Ashok Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), ICAR inaugurated the 21-day ICAR-Winter School on ‘Advances in Social Science Research and Evaluation’ at ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad.

Delivering the inaugural address, Dr Singh highlighted the prospects of social sciences research in general and extension research in particular in strengthening the interface of research with the farming community for addressing the current and future needs of Indian agriculture.

Dr Srinivasa Rao, Director, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad stressed the need for a rigorous approach in advancing the extension of science. Dr Rao also emphasised the urgent need for looking into the mechanics of conducting extension research, besides outlining the efforts of the Academy in the direction.

Earlier, Dr P Venkatesan, Course Director delivered the welcome address.
The 21-day Virtual School being organised from January 25 to February 14, 2022, is aimed at imparting advanced knowledge and skills in conducting impact-oriented research and evaluation in social sciences in agriculture.

A total of 42 participants representing the NARS Institutions from 15 States and 1 Union Territory are participating in the event.

Discussions were held on the current and

Agro Universities

Representatives from 16 companies participated in the meet

The ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi recently organised the “Academia-Industry Biotechnology Meet”.

Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) along with Dr Tilak Raj Sharma, Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR and Dr DK Yadava, ADG (Seeds), ICAR graced the meet.

Earlier, delivering the welcome address, Dr AK Shasany, Director, ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi underlined the Institute’s salient achievements to give an idea of the areas of research and products in hand and others which are likely to be available in future.

The Scientific Staff of ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi and representatives from 16 companies (all across the country and involved in the area of agricultural biotechnology) participated in the meet.

Representatives from 16 companies participated in the

Floriculture, Horticulture

About 44 improved varieties in nine crops were recommended for the different agro-climatic zones of the country during the meeting

The ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune, Maharashtra recently organised 30th Annual Group Meeting of All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on floriculture.

Dr Anand Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science), ICAR marked his presence as the Chief Guest along with Dr Vikramaditya Pandey, ADG (Horticultural Science), ICAR and Dr BK Pandey, ADG (Horticultural Science), ICAR as the Guests of Honor during the occasion.

Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries, Dr KV Prasad, Director, ICAR-DFR & Project Coordinator, AICRP on Floriculture, Pune presented the Project Coordinators Report (a compilation of Salient Research Achievements of the Project during 2020-21) and the ATR.

About 44 improved varieties in nine crops were recommended for the different agro-climatic zones of the country during the meeting.

About 44 improved varieties in nine crops