Reports on Capacity Building

13th March 2023, Kodagu

The Capacity Development Programme for FPOs of Karnataka under Common Service Centre was inaugurated by Dr. Udham Singh Gautam, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension) at ICAR-KVK Kodagu today.

2nd March 2023, Hyderabad

The two-day National Workshop on “Role of ethno-veterinary medicine in organic livestock production” was inaugurated at ICAR – National Meat Research Institute, Hyderabad today.

 The Chief Guest, Dr V. Ravinder Reddy, Vice Chancellor, P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad emphasised on increase in global demand for natural and organic foods. He also stated that there was great demand and scope for organic livestock production and need to encash the opportunity.   

21st February 2023, Gadchiroli

ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur organized training on “Citrus Production technology” and Agri-input and Acid lime sapling distribution programme in collaboration with KVK, Gadchiroli and local Police Department for the tribal and Schedule Cast farmers in the Naxalite-infested tehsil of Bhamragad, Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra under TSP and SCSP Scheme today.

21st February, 2023, Anand, Gujarat

A 21-day “Online Entrepreneurship Orientation Program in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants-VI (EOPMAP-VI)” organized by ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Research (DMAPR), Anand, Gujarat with its Medi-Hub Technology Business Incubator (Medi-Hub TBI) from 1st to 21st February, 2023.

Medi-Hub TBI is an agribusiness incubator established under National Agricultural Innovation Fund (NAIF), ICAR. The main objective of the EOPMAP is to accelerate start-up business in Medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAP).

17th February 2023, Nimpith

ICAR- Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kolkata in collaboration with Ramakrishna Ashram KVK, Nimpith organized a one-day workshop on “Promotion of the Use of Botanical Pesticides Based on Locally Available Resources/Plants in Zero Budgeting Organic Farming for Crop Protection and Enhancing Crop Productivity” here today. This program was sponsored by Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT), Gurugram, under the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, GOI.

13th February 2023, Hyderabad

ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad organized 21-day Foundation Course for the Faculty of Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneshwar and PV Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University (PVNRTVU), Hyderabad from 24 January to 13 February 2023 concluded today. A total of 31 participants (18 male & 13 female) participants from agriculture, veterinary and horticulture disciplines attended the foundation course.

15th – 17th February 2023, Hyderabad

ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad organized a three-day Skill Development Programme on “Value Addition of Millets for Enhancing Nutritional Security” from 15-17th February 2023 at ICAR-CRIDA for SCSP Women Farmers under SC Sub Plan.

10^th February 2023, Hyderabad

A 5-day online Training Programme on Impactful ICT Applications and Technologies in Agriculture (6-10, February 2023) organized by ICAR-NAARM concluded here today.

8th February 2023, Jabalpur

The ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur organized a “Training –cum-interface meeting on advanced cultivation and importance of Millet (Shri Anna) under Scheduled Castes sub-plan (SCSP) here today.

6th February 2023, Puttur

The ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur conducted a 5-day Training Programme on “Raw Cashewnut processing and value-added products of cashew apple” from 6 to 10 February 2023 for the farmers and officials from the state of Meghalaya, sponsored by the Meghalaya Basin Management Agency.