5th October 2023, Port Blair
National Conference on Spices, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants for Economic Prosperity and Ecological Sustainability-2023 organized by Andaman Science Association (ASA), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands in collaboration with Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD), Kerala from October 5th to 6th,2023 in hybrid mode was inaugurated today at ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair.
The Chief Guest Ms. Nandini Paliwal, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration appreciated the efforts of ICAR-CIARI expressed that the research outcome is complete, when it is converted by the policy makers benefitting the farmers/ stakeholders. She emphasised that agri-horticulture activity should gratify farmers and motivate them to have balance with agriculture and tourism. Ms. Paliwal exhorted ventures should be economically viable so as to converge technology in policy, deliberate keeping Andaman as a case study to bring out the strategy and a compilation of best practices on post-harvest and value addition of spices as ready reckoner for policy makers. She concluded her speech by referring to DFI of GoI, wherein the importance of spices is mentioned and to achieve the goal new ways have to be identified to ensure betterment of farmers with economic sustainability. She also released Souvenier of abstract and institute publications on the occasion.
The Guest of Honours Dr. Homey Cheriyan, Director, Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development, Kozhikode, delivered keynote address on “Potential of Spices in Andaman & Nicobar Islands” and Dr. M. Madhava Naidu, Ex-Head, CSIR-Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore on “Technological intervention: Value Addition of Herbs & Spices for Economic prosperity”.
Director, CIARI & President, ASA Dr.E.B. Chakurkar, informed that spices being low volume and high-value crop is of National importance. The recommendation from the deliberation of this conference will facilitate the A & N Administration to improve the status of the spice farmers by having a unique brand of Andaman and also add to the national exchequer.
Directors of ICAR Institutes, officers and delegates from the A & N Administration attended the inaugural function.
Beside around 150 participants from 22 states/ including UTs registered for the event in online and offline mode are participating,
(Source: ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair)
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