Reports on Capacity Building

29th January – 2nd February 2024, Hyderabad

The ICAR-National Meat Research Institute, Hyderabad, and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, New Delhi jointly organised a 5-day Hands-On Training on the Determination of Residues and Contaminants in Meat as per FSSR, 2011 specialized regarding Detection of Antibiotics, Pesticides, and Heavy Metals at ICAR-NMRI, Hyderabad from 29th January – 2nd February 2024.

31st January 2024, Ludhiana

ICAR- Central Institute of Post–Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, organised a 3-day state-level training program from 29th-3st January 2024, on Good Storage Practices jointly with Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce (Trading & Development) Co-operative Federation Limited, Raipur. The training aimed to equip participants with essential skills and knowledge related to the storage and handling of minor forest produce.

29th – 31st January 2024, Ludhiana

ICAR–Central Institute of Post–Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, organized a 3-day training programme on “Processing and Value Addition of Cereals” from 29th-31st January 2024, under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan scheme. The programme aimed to strengthen Scheduled Caste poor families and nurture them to initiate activities in the field of cereals processing with special emphasis on value addition.

30th March 2024, Sriniketan, Birbhum

An Awareness-cum-Capacity Building programme on natural farming was organised at Rathindra-KVK, Birbhum today in hybrid mode under the flagship project entitled, “Out scaling of Natural Farming through Krishi Vigyan Kendras” to the grassroots of the farming community in Birbhum district.

20th-22nd March 2024, Meghalaya

ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, West Garo Hills, organised a 3-day training-cum-input distribution programme under KSHAMTA on ‘Poultry Farming’ at the ICAR-KVK campus from 20th-22nd March 2024. ICAR implemented Knowledge Systems and Homestead Agriculture Management in Tribal Areas of 125 districts with 25% or more tribal population in 2019 to develop agricultural practices using traditional tribal knowledge.

5th -25th March 2024, New Delhi

18th – 20th March, 2024

The ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre organized the three days training-cum-input distribution programme on ‘Modern methods of freshwater aquaculture’ from 18th – 20th March 2024 under NEH plan for the fish farmers of East Sikkim at Fisheries Department, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim.

22nd March 2024, Namsai

Krishi Vigyan Kendra Namsai organised a training programme on Plant Health Clinic in Krishnapur villages of Namsai district today under the Technology Demonstration Component of the National Innovation on Climate Resilient Agriculture programme.

18th -20th March 2024, Mumbai

ICAR-Central Institute of Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, organized a 3-day training on ‘Smart Textiles and its Evaluation’ from 18th - 20th March 2024 under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan scheme of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. This was a specialized training program conducted for scheduled caste community candidates in particular to upgrade their skill and expertise in Smart textiles.

4th -11th March 2024, Dehradun

ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, Research Center organized a drone spraying demonstration and training programme in the village Malpuriaguda, Jeypore under the Agri-drone and Tribal sub-plan project from 5th - 11th March 2024.