22nd June, 2019, Bhubaneswar
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar organized the Regional Training on “Smart Agricultural Water Management Interventions for Enhancing Water Productivity and Resilience in South Asia” from 18th to 22nd June, 2019.
The training programme was organized in collaboration with the SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), Dhaka and International Water Management Institute, India (IWMI-India).
The programme was inaugurated by Dr. P.K. Agrawal, Vice-Chancellor, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar and Dr. A.K. Sikka, Representative, IWMI, India.
The main aim of the programme was to develop a team of master trainers and establish a network of practitioners of smart agricultural water management for continuing the exchange of knowledge and technology in the region.
Earlier, Dr. S.K. Ambast, Director, ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar delivered the welcome address.
Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Director, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack graced the occasion as the Chief Guest of the Valedictory Function.
Dr. Pathak felicitated the trainees with the certificates.
Around 12 trainees from the National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES) of 7 SAARC Member States, viz., Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka participated in the training programme.
(Source: ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar)
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