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The joint effort of ICAR-DGR, Junagadh, and IOPEPC, Mumbai will upscale the groundnut area, production, and productivity in the Country

ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion Council, Mumbai for the Enhancement of availability of groundnut seeds and technological know-how to the groundnut farmers, Production, and productivity in the Country.

The joint effort of ICAR-DGR, Junagadh, and IOPEPC, Mumbai will not only upscale the groundnut area, production, and productivity in the Country but also enhance the profit to the groundnut farmers and other stakeholders including export. 

The joint effort of ICAR-DGR, Junagadh, and

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, recently inaugurated the sixth State Centre of Coconut Development Board at Junagadh in Gujarat. Tomar also inaugurated the 24th World Coconut Day celebrations. 

During his address, Tomar said that along with coconut cultivation, processing and marketing is also growing in our country and India is becoming a leading player in coconut exports. Through the board, the farmers cultivating coconut are getting benefits of the government’s schemes and along with increasing their income, they are also contributing to the country’s economy.

On the occasion of the World Coconut Day this year, Tomar congratulated the National Award and Export Excellence Award winners of Coconut Development Board and also addressed the farmers gathered in Kochi, Kerala through video conference.

Tomar elaborated that the central government is working continuously with the states to increase the cultivation and processing of coconut. The schemes are being implemented meticulously through the Coconut Development Board. He said that the cultivation of coconut is a very good farming practice and its growth will increase the benefits drawn by farmers and the country as a whole.

The function was organised by Junagadh Administration and Coconut Development Board wherein Dr. Vijayalakshmi Nadendla, joint secretary and board president, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare delivered the welcome address.

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture

The MoU was signed for leasing out 44.9 acre of ANGRAU to ICAR-DGR for the establishment of the Regional Research Station of ICAR-DGR at Ananthpur, Andhra Pradesh

The ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research (DGR), Junagadh, Gujarat signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the form of LEASE DEED with the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

Dr CS Praharaj, Director, ICAR-DGR, Junagadh and Dr Yella Reddy, Comptroller of ANGRAU, Guntur signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organisations in the presence of Dr A Vishnuvardhan Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, ANGRAU, Guntur.

Dr Girdhar Krishna, Registrar; Dr Yella Reddy, Comptroller and Dr (Smt) Neeraja T, Dean, Community Sciences represented the ANGRAU, Guntur side. Dr CS Praharaj, Director, ICAR-DGR; Dr Harish G, Nodal Officer, RRS, ICAR-DGR, RRS, Ananthapur; Dr Ajay BC, Incharge and Dr Rajanna GA, Scientist, RRS, ICAR-DGR, Ananthapur represented the ICAR-DGR.

The MoU was signed for leasing out 44.9 acre of ANGRAU to ICAR-DGR for the establishment of the Regional Research Station of ICAR-DGR at Ananthpur, Andhra Pradesh for 99 Years to conduct the groundnut related research and extension.

The MoU was signed for leasing out