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The MoA will aid in tech transfer for the production of acid lime nutri-jelly

The ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Ashok Agro, Nagpur as an Incubatee for the Production of Acid Lime Nutri-Jelly under the National Agricultural Innovation Project of ICAR, New Delhi.

Dr Dilip Ghosh, Director, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur stated that the Agreement will promote the viable agriculture-based enterprises and generate employment opportunities for the Incubatees trained in its ABI Centre. He underlined that the Incubatee – Sumit Gulabrao Tate, a BPL and Divyang Registered with DIPP / MSME is a Start-Up Entrepreneur.

The technology developed by Shri Venkatraman Bansode, Scientist (Food Technology) and Dr Dinesh Kumar, Principal Scientist (Horticulture), ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur can prove to be a source of secondary income to the farmers and Start-Ups as they can set a micro-industry using the technology.

The MoA is aimed to facilitate close cooperation between both parties and create a small platform for uplifting the weaker sections of the society.

The MoA will aid in tech transfer

The MoU will aid in the production of disease-free citrus plants

The ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pratima Biotech, Raipur, Chattisgarh for production of disease-free quality planting material of citrus today.

Dr Dilip Ghosh, Director, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur stated that the partnership would be a milestone in the area of production of the disease-free quality planting material Citrus in India.

There are five commercial citrus genotypes commonly grown in India, viz., mandarin, sweet orange, acid lime and lemons, pummelo and grapefruit. There is a demand of about 20 million plants of the various commercial citrus cultivars in India for the new plantation and replanting of gaps within an existing orchard. It is well established that the productivity of perennial fruit crops is highly affected by the quality of planting materials.

The ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur standardised a protocol for the containerised nursery production system for Citrus. It seizes the spread of soil-borne and graft transmitted pathogens through the planting material. Due to the long nursery phase, that is, from 18th to 22nd months, it is very difficult to meet the requirements by the institute alone. Therefore, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur is promoting nursery production through PPP mode.

The MoU will aid in the production