DG, ICAR inaugurates the Coastal Agri Expo 2019

2^nd March 2019, Goa

Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) and Director General, ICAR inaugurated the Coastal Agri Expo 2019 (2-4 March 2019) at ICAR–Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute Old Goa today. The Expo is jointly organized by ICAR-CCARI, and Association for Coastal Agricultural Research, Old Goa, Goa. The Expo is organized with a central focus on agriculture, livestock and fisheries in the coastal region of the country.

Dr. Mohapatra briefed about the challenges faced by the agriculture sector in past and how these were tackled with the help of research and development. He spoke about the challenges to be faced in the future in agriculture and other sectors and how we can be prepared in that direction. He stressed that ‘dissemination of the technologies through platforms like expo’s or mela is one important way to create awareness among farmers and other stakeholders’. DG underlined the ICAR’s various research achievements to achieve the national food and nutritional security and bring prosperity and economic security to our farming communities.

Dr. M. B. Chetti, Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Dr. S. K. Chaudhari, ADG (Soil and Water Management), ICAR, New Delhi, Dr. N. P. Singh, Director – National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Maharashtra, Dr. Madhav Kelkar, Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Goa, were guest of honor for the inaugural function. 

Dr. E B Chakurkar, Director and Dr. M Thangam, Principal Scientist and Secretary, ACAR, ICAR-CCARI, Goa represented as the organizers of the event.

The farmers and officers from the Lakshadweep UT were felicitated during the occasion.

Publications of the event and Institute were released by the dignitaries.

ICAR Institutes, state agricultural universities, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, government organizations, cooperative societies, agro-based private companies and industries, self-help groups, NGOs and farmers of the state of Goa, adjoining states and Lakshadweep UT participated in the expo and showcased their technologies and products.

A three-day workshop on “Coastal agriculture for sustainable production vis-à-vis doubling farmer’s income” and the farmer-Scientist interaction was also been organized during the

A visit to the experimental farm of the Institute was also organized during the event where the scientists introduced the newer research and development to the guest and farmers.

(Source: ICAR–Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute Old Goa)