Reports on Capacity Building

24th-25th January 2024, Goa

ICAR-KVK, Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, North Goa conducted a two-day natural farming training-cum-demonstration at Advoi Sattari Goa village, Bhironda panchayat of Sattari taluka from 24 to 25 January 2024, as part of the out-scaling of natural farming through KVKs.

18th – 19th January 2024, Nagpur

CitriHub, the Agri-business Incubation Centre of ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur, organised a 2-day Sensitisation Training on "Empowering Futures: Igniting Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Aspiring Agripreneurs and Students." The event took place on 18th & 19th January 2024 at CCRI.

19th January 2024, Kolkata

ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology, Kolkata organised a ten-day self-sponsored training on “Manufacture of Jute hand bag” valedictory-cum-certificate distribution programme today.

3rd - 17th January 2024, Nagaland

ICAR- National Research Centre on Mithun, Nagaland, organised a 5-day training programme for Veterinary Field Assistant students in collaboration with Veterinary Field Assistant Training Institute.

16th January 2024 New Delhi,

Workshop on Carbon Trading in Agriculture was held at National Agriculture Science Complex, New Delhi, today.

Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), emphasised the need for major challenges in carbon trading and set the roadmap for ICAR to develop appropriate methodologies and take forward the carbon trading initiatives in consultation with the stakeholders.

12th January 2024, Tamil Nadu

ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana organised a transformative 5-day hands-on training initiative from 8th – 12th January 2024, centered on 'Utilization of banana sheath and its by-products for women empowerment' under the SCSP programme in Tamil Nadu. The primary goal was to empower underprivileged women economically by equipping them with skills to harness the potential of banana sheath for crafting diverse products. This program also sought to broaden their horizons by exploring effective marketing strategies.

3rd - 12th January 2024, Bikaner

ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, organised a 10-day short course entitled "Recent Developments in Livestock Phenome Data Recording, Analysis and Interpretation in the Era of Genomics" from 3rd to 12th January 2024.

8th-10th January 2024, Arunachal Pradesh

The ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata, organised a three-day entrepreneurship-cum-skill development training program at Koloriang town, Itanagar in collaboration with KVK, Chomi, Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh, on Zero-waste utilization of fish, under the TSP plan from 08-10th January, 2024.

16th January 2024, Kolkata

A 3-days skill development training programme on jute diversified products sponsored by Agricultural Technology Management Agency, Kishanganj was inaugurated today at ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology, Kolkata.

15th January 2024, Kochi

The IP & TM Unit of ICAR and the Zonal Technology Management- Agribusiness Incubation Centre of ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology are conducted a short course on Patents in Agriculture today in virtual mode to enhance the capabilities of scientists of Indian Council for Agricultural Research in Intellectual Property Management.