Reports on Capacity Building

6th December 2023, Barrackpore

International Training-cum-Workshop on “Sustainable Fisheries and Dairy” under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) of the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India, was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR) today at ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore. The 14-day training programme from 6th - 19th December 2023 aims towards capacity building for the countries in the global south particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.

27th November – 1st December 2023, Bhimtal

A five-day hands-on training programme on ‘Livelihood Generation through Value Added Fish and Fishery Products’ was conducted at Experimental Fish Farm, ICAR- Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Champawat from 27th November to 1st December 2023.

28th November - 2nd December 2023, Assam

ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Assam, completed a 5-day skill-oriented training programme on "Skill development and entrepreneurship in micro processing of fish, fruits and millet" from 28th November - 2nd December 2023.

24th November 2023, Dirang

ICAR- National Research Center, Yak, Dirang, conducted a training-cum-hands-on-practices programme on “Scientific Use of Yak Fibers with Special Reference to Chamar Making for Better Economic Returns of Yak Farmers” today in it Dirang campus.

Dr. Mihir Sarkar, Director, ICAR-NRC, yak, suggested the yak herders to opt for the opportunity to take up such trainings from this institute and make up their yak farming more remunerative.

22nd – 24th November 2023, Puttur

A three-day online training programme on “Agripreneurship Development through Cashew Production and Post-harvest technologies” was jointly organised by ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur and MANAGE, Hyderabad from 22-24, November, 2023.

29th November- 1st December 2023, Ludhiana

ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana organised a master training programme on “Best management practices in maize for profitable bioethanol production” from 29th November to 1st December 2023. The training programme aimed to enlighten stakeholders from the ethanol industry and their collaborators about the best practices in maize management to enhance productivity and facilitate bioethanol production.

28th November 2023, Vemagiri

ICAR- Directorate of Floricultural Regional Station Organised Training Programme on Commercial Floriculture at ICAR-DFR, Regional Station, Vemagiri, Andhra Pradesh today.

25th November, 2023, Ludhiana

ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana marked the successful conclusion of a two-week training program from 14th – 25th November on Food Processing, Packaging, and Value Addition of Agricultural and Livestock produce today.

20th – 23rd November 2023, Umiam

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ri Bhoi, ICAR for NEH Region, Umiam organised a three-day Training Programme on “Value Addition of Horticultural Crops” from 20th – 23rd November 2023 at Tyrso village under Bhoirymbong block for the Iaikyrshan Cluster Farmerthree Producer Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd.

16th November 2023, Umktieh, Ri-Bhoi

ICAR-KVK, Ri-Bhoi today organized a day-long programme on “Training cum field visit” under the topic of “Integrated Farming System (IFS) with special reference to livestock integration” for 18 progressive farmers under Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas with “FXB India Suraksha-a NGO of “Umktieh” village of Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya today.