Webinar on “Export of Grapes in 2021: Instructions for uses of authorized agrochemicals as per Annexure - 5 of Residue Monitoring Plan”

Webinar on “Export of Grapes in 2021: Instructions for uses of authorized agrochemicals as per Annexure - 5 of Residue Monitoring Plan”

20th August, 2020, Pune

The ICAR-National Research Centre on Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra organized a Webinar on “Export of Grapes in 2021: Instructions for uses of authorized agrochemicals as per Annexure - 5 of Residue Monitoring Plan” today.

In his address, Dr. Anand Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science), ICAR emphasized on the importance of following the good agricultural practices for pesticide applications in grape cultivation. Dr. Singh also urged the participants for providing the technologies and recommendations for effective management of pesticide residues in grapes.

Shri Devendra Prasad, DGM, APEDA along with the members of Maharashtra State Grape Growers’ Association (MRDBS) also virtually participated in the Webinar.

Earlier, in his welcome address, Dr. R.G. Somkuwar, Director, ICAR-NRC on Grapes, Pune, Maharashthra briefed about the current grape season. He accentuated on the updation of the list list of agrochemicals in Annexure - 5 of the Residue Monitoring Plan Document based on the new CIB&RC-label claims for grapes by the Institute every year.

Dr. Kaushik Banerjee, Incharge, NRL outlined the agenda and briefed about the structure of Annexure - 5 as the central theme of the pesticide residue control in the food safety traceability system, viz., Grapenet of APEDA.

A total of 238 participants including the grape growers from the various locations of Maharashtra and Karnataka states virtually participated in the Webinar.

(Source: ICAR-National Research Centre on Grapes, Pune, Maharashtra)