Reports on Capacity Building

. Radhakrishnan, I.A.S., Principal Secretary & Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Disaster Management & Mitigation, Government of Tamil Nadu inaugurated the two-day National Seminar on “Landslide Mitigation and Slope Management” at Ooty today. The Seminar was organized by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Regional Centre, Udhagamandalam and Tamil Nadu State Chapter of SCSI.

5^th February, 2020, Hyderabad

The six-day Capacity Building Training Programme on “Koha for Library Staff of ICAR” organized by the ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad organized from 20^th to 25^th February, 2020 concluded today.

25 - 29 February, 2020, Tripura

The ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata organized the Capacity Building Programme on “Development and Management of Pen and Cage culture in Tripura” for the fish farmers of Dumbur reservoir of Tripura from 25^th to 29^th February, 2020. The programme was sponsored by the Department of Fisheries, Government of Tripura.

24^th February, 2020, Tripura

22^nd February, 2020, Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir

The ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar organized one-day Workshop on “Plant Variety Protection and Farmer’s Right Act” at District Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir today. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Poonch for the identification, protection, registration and promotion of farmers’ varieties in temperate fruits and nuts.

13^th February, 2020, Kochi

The ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi has organized an International Training Programme under Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC) on “Improving fishery based livelihood: Policies, Technologies and Extension Strategies” from 13^th to 26^th February, 2020.

14 - 15 February, 2020, Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh

The ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, Institute Technology Management Unit, Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh organized a two-day Workshop on “Prospects of Commercialization of Yak Products” at Dirang from 14^th to 15^th February, 2020.

10^th February, 2020, Barrackpore, Kolkata

The ICAR-sponsored Winter School on “Advances in Management of Inland Open-water Ecosystem Health” organized at the ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata from 21^st January to 10^th February, 2020 concluded today.

13^th February, 2020, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

The ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan organized the “Zonal Review Meeting of Farmers’ FIRST Programme” on the major theme of integrating technologies and enriching knowledge today.

8^th February, 2020, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

The All India Coordinated Research Project on Soil Test Crop Response (AICRP-STCR), ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal organized a Capacity Building Programme under the theme “Soil test and yield target based balanced fertilization” today. The programme was organized at Pattiyarkovilpathy Tribal Village, Thondamuthur Block, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu in the serene foot hills of Velliangiri, Western Ghats.