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AgroPolicy, Horticulture, India, R&D

The new facilities include Spawn Incubation and Capacity Development Center (Rs 114 lakhs), a Plant Health Clinic (Rs 108 lakhs) equipped to diagnose plant pests and diseases, an Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centre (Rs. 12 lakhs) and a Centre of Excellence on Kamalam Fruit (Rs 536.72 lakhs).

The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR), Bengaluru, witnessed the inauguration of several new buildings and facilities. The event was graced by the presence of Dr Himanshu Pathak, Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR, marking a significant step forward for the horticultural sector in India.

Several key facilities were inaugurated at ICAR-IIHR, including a Post-Graduation Dining Facility (Rs. 42.83 lakhs), a Spawn Incubation and Capacity Development Center (Rs. 114 lakhs), a Plant Health Clinic (Rs. 108 lakhs) equipped to diagnose plant pests and diseases, an Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centre (Rs. 12 lakhs) and a Centre of Excellence on Kamalam Fruit (Rs. 536.72 lakhs), and the IIHR Fruit Plant Mall (Nursery). These facilities mark significant strides in advancing horticulture research and practice at ICAR-IIHR.

The inauguration also included the HAL-ICAR-IIHR Seed Production Centre, supported by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with an investment of Rs. 2.53 crores under corporate social responsibility, as well as the Karnataka Exotic Fruit Farmers Association (KEFA).

During the inauguration, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, the Director of ICAR-IIHR, welcomed the guests and provided a comprehensive account of the institute’s activities and accomplishments. Dr V. B. Patel, ADG – Fruits & Plantation Crops, conveyed his best wishes to ICAR-IIHR, which is set to celebrate its foundation day on 5th September 2023. He wished the institute many more laurels in the future.

During the occasion, Zopui Consultancy in Mizoram and Wealth Capital Services in Hyderabad signed MoUs for the technology transfer of Ready to Serve (RTS) Beverages from Kamalam.

Dr Himanshu Pathak, during his address, highlighted the significance of these facilities. In recognition of his contributions, Dr Himanshu Pathak was felicitated by ICAR-IIHR and by the farmers, reaffirming his pivotal role in advancing horticulture in India. Dr Pathak expressed his gratitude and optimism for the future, emphasising the vital role of research and innovation in agriculture.

The new facilities include Spawn Incubation and

AgroPolicy, India, Oilseeds, Schemes - Govt

State Governments along with Oil Palm processing companies are participating in Mega Plantation Drive for Oil Palm Cultivation to cover an area of roughly 7750 hectares

To increase the oil palm production area to 10 lakh hectares and boost the Crude Palm Oil production to 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26, the Government of India launched National Mission for Edible Oils- Oil Palm in August 2021. In addition to the marked growth in the production of edible oils, the Mission is also successfully leading India towards an ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’ by reducing the import burden. Under the Mission, the State Governments along with Oil Palm processing companies have initiated a Mega Oil Palm Plantation drive from 25th July 2023 to further increase oil palm cultivation in the country. Three major oil palm processing companies, namely, Patanjali Food Pvt. Ltd., Godrej Agrovet, and 3F are actively promoting and participating with the farmers in their respective states for record area expansion.

The Mega plantation drive commenced on 25th July 2023 and will continue till 12th August 2023. The major oil palm growing states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh will be participating in this initiative.

The drive started on the 25th of July 2023 in the Rest of India (RoI) states i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu, Odisha, Goa and Karnataka, and will continue till the 08th of August and will cover an area of almost 7000 hectares area out of which more than 6500 hectares is targeted to be covered by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

State Governments along with Oil Palm processing

AgroPolicy, Agrotech, Floriculture, R&D

Discussions were held on the creation of facilities with an aim to make the village clusters a model for the rest of the state in terms of orchid introductions, propagation, cultivation

A Consultative Meet on the Creation of the Orchid Centre in Mizoram was held. The meet was followed by visits and discussions with prospective orchid farmers at Aizawl, Aibawk and Maubuang.

The meet was jointly organised by MzSRLM and NRCO.

During the inaugural session, H. Lalchhandami, Chief Executive Officer, MzSRLM, Rural Development Department, Aizawl briefed about the outline of the vision and mission of MzSRLM and their specific goals pertaining to orchid centre development cum functionalities for sustainable livelihood of grass-root commune through orchid cultivation and viable commerce out of it.

Dr S. P. Das, Director, ICAR-NRCO, through a message, conveyed the holistic principles of sustainable orchid promotion in enhancing rural livelihood in Mizoram.

A team of NRCO scientists comprised of Dr L. C. De and Dr D. Saha along with officials of MzSRLM, Aizawl, interacted with all administrative officials of Aibawk block in the presence of Esther Leihang, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Aibawk and C. Vanlalhruaii, Block Mission Manager, Aibawk and discussed block and village level perspective regarding the commercial level of orchid production system in deriving economic resilience for the community.

Discussions were also held on the creation of facilities with an aim to make the village clusters a model for the rest of the state in terms of orchid introductions, propagation, cultivation and viable commerce out of this venture.

The team came up with a road map coupled with an initial recommendation in the presence of all concerned officials and stakeholders.

Lalchhandami expressed her eagerness to see the state of Mizoram being a sensible hub of viable orchid cultivation-cum-commerce in due course of time including some efforts in conserving natural orchid species of the state.

Discussions were held on the creation of

AgroPolicy, India, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Trade, Vegetables

7.5 metric tons of organic bird’s eye chilli will be flagged off from the state

Mizoram will export bird’s eye chilli a typical organic chilli from the state to the United States (US). Bird’s eye chilli is a typical Mizo organic chilli and the first time it will export to the US, C. Lalrinsanga, agriculture minister from Mizoram informed this recently.

The chilli will be sent soon to the US and 7.5 metric tons of organic bird’s eye chilli will be flagged off from the state. Mizoram has obtained geographical identification (GI) for the bird’s eye chilli or Mizo chilli. The chilli has successfully passed an organic confirmation test in Bangalore recently. The state is also taking efforts to improve jhum cultivation. Fostering Climate Resilient Upland Farming System in the Northeast (FOCUS) is being implemented in six districts under an Externally Aided Project (EAP) for the improvement of jhum cultivation. Mizoram will also implement a three-tier Integrated Farming System (IFS) in 20 villages to improve jhum or slash-and-burn cultivation. 

7.5 metric tons of organic bird’s eye

AgroPolicy, Live Stock

An MoU was signed with Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, a Pig Farmers’ Organisation

The ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad recently organised an interactive meeting on ‘Pig Production and Processing Technology for Entrepreneurship Development – A way forward for Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ at College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Central Agricultural University, Aizawl, Mizoram.

The meet was organised in collaboration with the Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Aizawl, Mizoram as part of the activities under the North-Eastern Region Component.

Dr SB Barbuddhe, Director, ICAR-NRC on Meat, Hyderabad highlighted the importance of the meat sector in the North-Eastern Hills Region.
Dr FA Ahmed, Dean, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Aizwal, Mizoram applauded the ICAR-NRC on Meat’s initiatives for supporting the different entrepreneurship promotion activities under the NEH component.

The centre also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, a Pig Farmers’ Organisation for the establishment of the slaughterhouse and value-addition of pork at Aizawl.

An MoU was signed with Bharatiya Kisan

AgroPolicy, Agrotech, Supply Chain

Discussions were held on horticulture, medicinal crops and natural farming

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), G Kishan Reddy recently hosted a virtual meeting to take stock of various schemes of the Government of India in the sector of the North Eastern Region (NER). Agriculture ministers of the North-Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura discussed the issues and challenges they were facing in detail.

Union Minister of State for DoNER, BL Verma,. Ministers for Agriculture of all the eight North Eastern States accompanied by the Secretary, DoNER, Agriculture Secretaries from the NER states with senior officials also marked their presence.

Tomar in his speech quoted, “Our door is always open. I request all the state governments to come up with a proposal if you find any difficulty in any schemes related to the agriculture sector.” He said that about 9 lakh hectare land in the North East is well suited for oil palm production as it has the potential to benefit farmers at large. 

He also talked about horticulture and medicinal crops which are grown only in North-Eastern State. He said that Agriculture and Commerce Ministry are working together to tap such opportunities and to solve the logistic problems faced by the North Eastern States.

The minister urged the state governments to pay attention to natural farming.

Officials from Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Regions (MOVCDNER); National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP); Bamboo in North East Region and the mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) made presentations regarding various schemes.

Discussions were held on horticulture, medicinal crops