24 July 2026, Goa
Shri Digambar Kamat, Minister for Public Works Department, Legal Metrology, and Captain of Ports, Government of Goa, visited the research farms and experimental units of ICAR–Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa, today.
Dr Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR–CCARI, warmly welcomed the Minister and apprised him of the Institute’s research, development, extension, and capacity-building activities aimed at enhancing the sustainability and resilience of coastal agriculture.
The Minister was taken on an extensive tour of the Institute’s research farms and experimental units, where he was briefed on various technologies and innovations developed for the coastal ecosystem. During the visit, he toured field crop and horticultural research experiments, livestock production units, and aquaculture facilities for fisheries research.
He appreciated the Institute’s sustainability initiatives and visited the Biomass Recycling Unit, Biogas Unit, PROM (Phosphate Rich Organic Manure) Production Unit and eco-friendly Jalopchar - wastewater treatment facility, where technologies for recycling farm and organic wastes into valuable agricultural inputs were demonstrated. The At the Animal Science Unit, Fodder Cafeteria, and Poultry Unit, where integrated livestock-based farming practices, diverse fodder resources, and resource-efficient production systems were showcased.
Shri Kamat was also apprised of Agro-Eco-Tourism (AET)- related initiatives of the Institute, where he visited the astrologically significant Navagraha–Rashi–Nakshatra Vatika, agroforestry and bamboo experiments, and various natural resource management structures, including rainwater harvesting and water conservation facilities. He was also informed about the Institute’s extensive outreach and capacity-building programmes through which thousands of farmers, students, entrepreneurs, researchers, and other stakeholders are trained annually on sustainable agricultural practices and emerging technologies.
The Minister appreciated the Institute’s multidisciplinary research and development efforts in coastal agriculture and commended its innovative technologies, sustainable farming practices, and well-maintained research and demonstration facilities, which serve as valuable learning platforms for farmers, students, entrepreneurs, researchers, and other stakeholders. He assured the Institute of all possible support for its future endeavours.
(Source: ICAR–Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa)
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