8th February 2024, Kerala
ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa, organised a farmer-scientist interface at Kumarakom in collaboration with the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kumarakom under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan, today.
Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, highlighted the challenges of the coastal ecosystem and discussed the technologies developed by the institute to address these challenges.
Dr. Sheeba Rebecca Isaac, Associate Director of Research, RARS Kumarakom, was also present during the programme.
Farmers discussed constraints on current farming practices, with CCARI and RARS scientists providing guidance and recommendations for specific problems.
Agricultural inputs such as grafts of horticultural crops, seeds, and biocontrol agents were distributed to the farmers.
About 32 Scheduled Caste farmers from agriculture and allied sectors participated in the programme.
(Source: ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa)
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