Reports on Capacity Building

Tuticorin Research Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute organised a one-day training programme on ‘Identification of marine fauna with special reference to Endangered, Threatened and Protected Species (ETPs)’ to the post-graduate students from different colleges in and around Thoothukudi district on 8th August 2017.

One-day technical seminar on ‘Feed and fertility management in dairy animals’ was organized at ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru on 5th August 2017.

Two-day Training on Production Technology of Kharif Oilseeds (8-9th August 2017) for Nodal Officers of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Rajasthan and Haryana under National Mission on Oilseed and Oil palm (NMOOP) was inaugurated at ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Jodhpur (Rajasthan) on 8th August 2017.

A five-day Special National Training Programme on "Advancement of Seed Testing" was inaugurated at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, Imphal on 7th August, 2017. The aim of the training programme is to impart advance knowledge in the field of seed testing to the participants.

The training was inaugurated by Shri Y. Joykumar Singh, Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur as Chief Guest. Dr. Suhel Akhtar, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Manipur; Er. M. G. Viswakarma, NSRTC, Varanasi graced the event as Guests of Honour.

Awareness Programme on Conserving Depleting fish species of River Ganga was organised by ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute,  Regional Centre, Allahabad on 1st August 2017 under National Mission for Clean Ganga project to restore and conserve the depleting fish species.

A week long ICAR sponsored training program on “Microbiological Examination of Seafood” was inaugurated on 1st August, 2017 by the Chief Guest Prof A. Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) at ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi.

A 21-days CAFT (Centre for Advanced Faculty Training) training programme on “Design and Manufacturing of Agro-Processing Machines” was inaugurated at ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal on 1 August, 2017.

Eight ICAR Directors and two ICAR Joint Directors who were newly appointed in the Research Management Position (RMP) completed the 11th Executive Development Programme on ‘Leadership Development’ at the ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management from 28th July to 1st August 2017.

ICAR-Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Nainital and State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), Jammu jointly organized three-day training programme on Fish Breeding Techniques during 24th to 26th July, 2017 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Main Campus Chatha, Jammu.

26^st July, 2017, Varanasi

A one-day training and awareness programme on riverbed cultivation of cucurbitaceous vegetables was organized by ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi for improving the cultivation practices and increasing the yield of cucurbits grown on riverbeds.