24th January to 4th February, 2022, Udhagamandalam
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Research Centre, Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu has organized the National Level Virtual Training Programme on “Soil & Water Conservation Technologies for Climate Smart Agriculture in the Context of Extreme Weather Events” from 24th January to 4th February, 2022.
The Chief Guest, Dr. A.K. Sikka, International Water Management Institute Representative, India & Former Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management), ICAR stressed on the need for protecting the soil health & quality, water resources conservation & management, evidence-based decision making based on local and regional & national level interventions through timely policy implementation for the climate smart agriculture.
The Guest of Honor, Dr. Manoj P. Samuel, Executive Director, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Calicut stated the need for judicious water management with proper agriculture irrigation management for combating the extreme weather events and improving the crop productivity.
The Guest of Honor, Dr. V. Geethalakshmi, Director, Directorate of Crop Management, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu highlighted the need for the region-specific climate models for climate prediction and modelling.
Earlier, Dr. K. Kannan, Principal Scientist & Head, ICAR-IISWC, Research Centre, Udhagamandalam accentuated on the importance of cover crops for better soil management.
Dr. M. Madhu, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand stated about the need for adapting oneself to changing climatic conditions and practice site-specific soil water conservation management for preserving soil health and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN).
Around 50 participants from 10 States across the Nation are attending the programme.
(Source: ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand)
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