Dragon Fruit Cultivation- A Potential Commercial Venture in The Island
ICAR-CIARI in collaboration with NABARD, Port Blair conducted field day cum demonstration at Temple Mayo,Collinpur, South Andaman on 25th April, 2022 which was attended by 20 farmers under the chairmanship of Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR CIARI. With financial assistance from NABARD, the dragon fruit field with support structures are established in the field […]
Training on Byproducts from Fishery Wastes Conducted by ICAR-CIARI
CAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute conducted training programme on “Development of Byproducts from Fishery Wastes” at ICAR-CIARI Campus, Marine Hill during 08-15 April, 2022. The programme was organized to sensitize the stakeholders regarding the potential of fishery wastes in processing and byproduct development and the scope of byproduct technology in the Island scenario. Practical sessions […]
Livelihood Security Through Livestock Based Farming System
A ‘Kishan Gosti’ was organized jointly by ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair and Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services at Bharatpur village, Shaheed Dweep on 30th March, 2022 in a mesmerizing natural environment under a big mango tree, in a ‘Shantiniketan style’. The main theme of the programme was “Livelihood security through […]
Tuber Crops Diversity Fair Wealth of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ICAR- Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair has conducted ‘Tuber crops Diversity Fair’ at Sippighat, Port Blair on 30th March 2022 to enhance awareness on Tuber crops Wealth of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and to sensitize the farmers on the potentials of tropical tubers in enhancing the livelihood security under All India Coordinated Project […]
Demonstration of Agricultural and Allied Apps for Enhancing Production and Income of Tribal farmers
A team compressing of Scientist, Technical and Supporting Staff of ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Garacharma organized one day training programme on 20th March, 2022 at Harminder Bay Village, Hut Bay, Little Andaman on “Demonstration of Agriculture and allied apps for enhancing production and income of tribal farmers”. Shri. D. Karunakaran, Scientist explained, how Smartphone […]
Capacity Building Programmes for Nicobari Tribal Farmers
A scientific team of ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Garacharma visited Tapoiming, Kinyuka, Chukchucha, Tamaloo, Perka and Big Lapathy villages of Car Nicobar between 15th and 22nd March 2022 and conducted capacity building programmes for Nicobari tribal farmers on “Regenerative agricultural practices for Island based Cropping System” and “Agricultural technologies for enhancing the income and […]
A Sensitization Programme on Woody Pepper as a Potential Crop for The Islands
A sensitization programme on ‘Woody pepper as a potential crop for the Islands’ was conducted for the farmers of Lal Pahad area of South Andaman under DBT, New Delhi funded project on Woody Pepper on February 18, 2022. Dr. Ajit Arun Waman, Scientist, ICAR-CIARI and Organizer of the programme, explained the participants about importance of […]
Success Story on “Horticulture Based Roof Top Production Model at Chinmaya Mission”
ICAR-CIARI in collaboration with NABARD, Port Blair, has implemented the project on “Horticulture based sustainable roof top production model for nutritional and livelihood security of urban households of Andaman Islands” in different places of South Andaman under the chairmanship of Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI and guidance of Dr. Augustine B. Jerard, Head, Division […]