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The partnership aims to provide farmers agronomic solutions, crop protection, mechanization for Direct Seeded Rice, and precision tools for water-positive practices.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Bayer, a Global enterprise with core life science and agriculture competencies, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the technological advancement of farmers through Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The partnership aims to improve farmers’ livelihoods by providing them with agronomic solutions, crop protection, mechanization for Direct Seeded Rice, and precision tools for water-positive practices. The workshop was organized by ICAR-KVK, Karnal, at the ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal under the Chairmanship of Dr. U.S. Gautam, Deputy Director General, (Agricultural Extension) Divison of Agricultural Extension (ICAR). Dr. Gautam spoke about reimagining the rice cropping in view of the renewed focus on reducing water and carbon footprint in agriculture under Vikshit Bharat initiatives. He further stated that the ICAR-Bayer collaboration is a unique Public-Private-Peasant-Participation (P-P-P-P) initiative that allows ICAR-KVKs and farmers to select and practice the most productive varieties and technologies, aiming to synergize efforts, scale adoption, and ensure sustainable food production for the future.

Dr Dheer Singh, Director ICAR-NDRI Karnal, Dr. R. R. Burman, Assistant Director General (Agricultural Extension) ICAR, Dr. J. P. Mishra, Director, ICAR-ATARI Zone-II, Jodhpur, Dr Parvender Sheoran, Director, ICAR-ATARI Zone-I, Dr. Sangeeta Dawar, Lead Govt Affairs, Bayer, Dr. Ajeet Chahal, Rice Platform Lead, Bayer, and Simon Wiebusch, President, Bayer South Asia along with their team of expert, were also present during the workshop.

The ICAR-KVKs will provide farmers with on-ground assistance for sustainable agriculture and mechanization solutions, aiming to increase their knowledge and awareness of sustainable practices. By enabling them to join carbon credit markets, they can create more income streams and contribute to environmental conservation efforts. The DSR demonstrations will be organized at 46 KVKs spread across 8 States viz., Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra during Kharif 2024.

The partnership aims to provide farmers agronomic

AgroPolicy, Agrotech, India, People, Seeds, Sustainability

Tomar called for more efforts towards adequate availability of water and fodder in the country

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the seed processing and storage facility at the Indian Grassland and Grassland Research Institute, Jhansi, an institution under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). A women’s farmers’ conference was also organised on this occasion.

On this occasion, Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director General of ICAR, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Chancellor, Jhansi, Dr Panjab Singh and Dr A.K. Singh Vice-Chancellor were present. Tomar also observed the techniques and reviewed activities of the University with Dr Amresh Chandra, Director of the Indian Grassland and Grassland Research Institute. Apart from the institute headquarters, 3 units of this type of seed processor have been installed at the regional research centres located at Dharwad and Srinagar, which the Ministry of Agriculture has funded for Rs 3.7 crore. During the Women’s Farmers Conference, agricultural equipment worth Rs 50 lakhs were distributed to the beneficiary women farmers under the Scheduled Caste sub-project run at the institute/centres.

Tomar appreciated the efforts of the institute for the empowerment of farmers and women farmers through the Scheduled Caste sub-Project and praised the scientists of the institute for the development of more than 300 fodder crop varieties and various techniques developed by the institute. He emphasised taking the institute’s different research to the maximum number of farmers. Mentioning the various welfare schemes being run by the Government of India for the benefit of farmers, Tomar called for more efforts towards adequate availability of water and fodder in the country.

Tomar called for more efforts towards adequate

AgroPolicy, India, R&D, Sustainability

Important outcomes included identifying the critical need for aligning the centres’ research activities with the country’s priorities and planning for a similar meeting every year

At the invitation of the Government of India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 16 International Agricultural Research Centers (IARCs), including 10 CGIAR centres attended a meeting at ICRISAT Headquarters in Hyderabad, to update on their research activities in India and innovations in the pipeline.

Important outcomes included identifying the critical need for aligning the centres’ research activities with the country’s priorities and planning for a similar meeting every year in January/ February to synergise the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the IARCs’ research activities.

Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Government of India, who participated virtually, set the context of the meeting. In his concluding remarks, he expressed the need to ‘institutionalise’ the annual meeting to integrate knowledge from all the centres and plan effectively both for the short, medium and long-term research goals.

“Any knowledge, idea or practice useful to the farmer in India, should reach them as quickly as possible before the opportunity is lost. We need a sandbox environment to test new ideas/ knowledge and then quickly roll it out and find out how much it can be scaled out,” Manoj Ahuja.

Shubha Thakur, Joint Secretary (Crops, Oil Seeds & Administration, CVO), DA&FW, who participated actively in the discussions, emphasised the need to build strong seed systems and facilitate easy accessibility of improved varieties to farmers. She said she was happy to be part of the ‘first common meeting’ of all the IARCs.

Temina Lalani-Shariff, Regional Director, South Asia, CGIAR, presented case studies on technologies developed by the One CGIAR for regions across India, which were appreciated by officials from DA&FW.

Arvind Kumar, Deputy Director General-Research ICRISAT, highlighted the many achievements of ICRISAT and its work across disciplines and across agriculture for the development value chain. He cited the example of soil and water conservation in Bundelkhand which caught the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and spoke of plans to out-scale to other regions.

Important outcomes included identifying the critical need

Agro Universities, Agrotech, Foodgrains, Supply Chain, Warehousing

Discussions were held on the efficient management of stored grains

The “7th Meeting of the Indian Grain Storage Working Group (IGSWG)” was recently organised by the Division of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi at the National Agricultural Science Centre Complex, New Delhi.

Inaugurating the meeting, Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) urged for looking into the bulk storage of grains and bringing out a comparison of its advantages and disadvantages to the traditional methods as a document. The Director-GeneralDirector-General also suggested establishing the extensive linkages with the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Food Corporation of India, Industry Partners and other stakeholders for the efficient management of the stored grains.

Dr SN Jha, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Engineering), ICAR briefed about the salient achievements of the group since its inception. Dr Jha highlighted the Theme of the 7th Meeting – “Natural Modern Grain Storage Technologies” and its importance in the era of organic farming and natural farming.

Dr Suresh Kumar Chaudhari, Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management), ICAR highlighted the importance of the grain storage vis-à-vis the location and environmental conditions of the place.

Dr Tilak Raj Sharma, Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR suggested the adoption of modern technologies along with natural techniques for enhancing the shelf life of the grains.

Dr Ashok Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), ICAR also graced the inaugural session of the Meeting.

Earlier, Dr Kanchan K Singh, ADG (Farm Engineering), ICAR delivered the welcome address.

The scientists from the various ICAR Institutes and All India Coordinated Research Project on Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology Centres, Faculty Members and Students from ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; delegates from CFTRI, FCI and Industries, etc., participated in the meeting.

Discussions were held on the efficient management