25th Regional Committee Meeting of ICAR for North-Eastern States (Zone - III) organized

11^th December, 2021

The “25^th Regional Committee Meeting of Indian Council of Agricultural Research for eight North-Eastern States of India (Zone - III) was held today.

Delivering the inaugural address, Shri Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare highlighted the importance of agricultural development in the North-Eastern States for the overall development of the country. The development of the North-East specific crop varieties, popularization of integrated farming system, stemming of decline in the North-East livestock population, farm mechanization and building awareness on FPO formation for the region’s development was emphasized by the Minister.

Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR) underlined the major issues of the region and highlighted the significant achievements of agriculture, livestock and fisheries sector of North-East India. The supply-demand gap of meat and milk in the region was outlined by Dr. Mohapatra.

Earlier, Shri Sanjay Garg, Additional Secretary (DARE) & Secretary (ICAR) delivered the welcome address.

Dr. V.K. Mishra, Director, ICAR-North-Eastern Hill Region, Umiam, Meghalaya presented the action taken report of the previous RCM Meeting.

Dr. Suresh Kumar Chaudhari, Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management & Agricultural Engineering), ICAR delivered the vote of thanks.

Dr. Shiv Prasad Kimothi, ADG (Technical Coordination), ICAR along with the Senior Officials of ICAR Headquarters & its Institutes and Agriculture, Horticulture, Livestock and Fisheries Department, Government of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura attended the Meeting.

The meeting was aimed at providing a forum to the Agricultural Researchers, State Government Functionaries and other Stakeholders to discuss the gaps and priorities of the agricultural research, education and extension for the next 2 Years.

(Source: Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi)