KVK’s Farmer Field School Commenced, Topic of This Year “Seed Production of Tuber Crops and Spices”
The KVK Ernakulam commenced a Farmer Field School (FFS) on Seed Production of tuber crops and spices at the vocational training center of Chavara special school, Koonammavu on 14th March, 2023. The farmer field school is a programme of KVK where technology is demonstrated in the field over the whole duration of the crop such that the participants learn […]
MoU Signed for Handing Over of Honey Processing Unit Between ICARCIPHET and Bee-Keeper Mr. Jasveer Singh from Bathinda, Punjab
Honey is high value food product which has great demand worldwide. In recent years, enormous increase in side-effects of sugar consumption enhances the demand of honey in rural and urban areas. Honey processing by traditional methods is very time consuming, laborious and has direct impact on quality of honey. Therefore, modern honey processing techniques are […]
Schoolchildren Participated in India’s G20 Presidency Awareness Programme at ICAR-CIFA
Jan-Bhagidari events in Odisha are being organised as a precursor of G20 third Education Working Group meeting scheduled to be held at Bhubaneswar during 27-29 April 2023. Jan–Bhagidari events has commenced from 1st April 2023 to raise awareness and imbibe the spiritof participation and ownership with India’s G20 Presidency. As part of the programme, ICAR-CIFA […]
Kulraj Natural SHG Agro-processing Centre Success Story
Introduction Mrs. Rupinder Kaur belongs to a farming family and was engaged in organic farming. She came to know and contact with ICAR- CIPHET, Ludhiana through ATMA, Ludhiana. Here she interacted with Dr. Mridula D., PI of CRP-SA project on ‘Establishment of modern agro-processing centre for fruits and vegetables’ and found enormous business opportunity through […]
Exposure Visit for JNRM Students to ICAR-CIARI Conducted
An Educational trip was conducted for 80 students of B.Sc. Zoology and Allied Zoology (B.Sc. Botany & Chemistry) of Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Maha Vidyalaya Port Blair along with 3 faculties to learn about the on the ongoing Fish based & Animal Science field activities at Garacharma Research Complex of ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair on 28th March 2023. […]
Valedictory Function on Kisan Mela at CIARI Conducted
The Valedictory function of two days Kisan Mela on the theme: Promoting Natural Farming concluded today on 17th March, 2023. More than 500 farmers from South, Middle & North Andaman participated in the event. Dr. E. B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI in his Presidential address expressed his happiness on the successful conduct of the Kisan Mela, […]
Awareness Programme on Control of Flies to Improve Productivity and Reproductive Performance in Livestock
An awareness programme was organized on “Popularization of Biological control of fly in Livestock species” by Division of Animal Science, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair at Indiranagar, South Andaman on 11th April, 2023. The programme was coordinated by Dr. P.A. Bala, Dr. P. Perumal and Dr. A.K. De, Scientists of the ICAR-CIARI. Dr. […]
ICAR-CIARI Conducted Awareness Programme on Agromet Advisory Services & Extreme Hot Weather Management in Crops and Livestock at Chouldhari
An awareness programme was conducted at Bachra Pahad, Chouldhari under Gramin Krishi Mousam Seva (GKMS) on 23/03/2023 by ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair. GKMS provides Agro Advisory Services to the Island farmers in English and Hindi and covers all the three districts of A& N Islands. GKMS unit of CIARI receives forecast from IMD at district and […]
Awareness on “Control of Flies to Improve Productivity and Reproductive Performance in Livestock”
A training programme was organized on “Control of flies to improve productivity and reproductive performance in livestock” by ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair at New Bimblitan, South Andaman on 23rd March, 2023 at New Bimblitan, with the theme Control of flies to improve productivity and reproductive performance in livestock. Dr. D. Bhattacharya, Pr […]
Frontline Demonstrations on Cinnamon under CSS-MIDH for Promoting Quality Cinnamon Production in the Islands
Cultivation of true cinnamon has great potential in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Due to wider adaptability of the crop, it can be cultivated under open as well as an intercrop in the existing coconut and arecanut plantations. In order to promote scientific cinnamon cultivation and its postharvest handling, several efforts are being taken up […]