ICAR-CIWA, Bhubaneswar Celebrated International Day of Yoga 2023
Yoga” has been derived from Sanskrit that means to join or to unite, symbolizing the union of body and mind. Yoga is an invaluable ancient Indian practice with numerous benefits to both physical and mental health. It not only unites our body, mind and soul but it is a panacea that prevents and cures ailments, […]
Enriching Women Entrepreneurship through Custom Hiring Centre
The promotion of women entrepreneurship programme was taken up in Srirampur village of Balipatana block under Khordha District through establishment of Custom Hiring Centres.Under the banner of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the inauguration of two custom hiring centres was organized on 9th June 2023 with two Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) under Scheduled Caste Sub […]
ICAR–CIWA Inaugurated Custom Hiring Centre (CHC) on Food Grain Processing for enterprise development for SC Women in Kadua Village of Satyabadi block
ICAR – Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (CIWA) established a custom hiring center (CHC) at Kadua village, Satyabadi Block of Puri District for socio-economic upliftment of scheduled caste (SC) women farmers. The CHC was formally inaugurated by Dr. Mridula Devi, Director, ICAR – CIWA, Bhubaneswar on 18th May, 2023 under the Scheduled Caste Sub […]
Exposure visit of B. Sc. (Agriculture) students of College of Agriculture & Research Station, Kanpa, Mahasamund (C.G.) at ICAR-CIWA on 16.05.2023
Exposure visit of B.Sc. (Agriculture) 3rd year students of School of College of Agriculture & Research Station, Kanpa, Mahasamund (C.G.) was organized at ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 16th May, 2023. A total of 15 students along with three faculty members participated in the exposure visit. Dr. Ankita Sahu, Scientist welcomed […]
Review Meeting by Mr. Kailash Chaudhary, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare at ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar on 15th May 2023
Shri Kailash Choudhary Ji, Hon’ble Union Minister of States for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare visited ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar on 15th May, 2023 for a Review Meeting. At the outset, Dr. Mridula Devi, Director, ICAR-CIWA welcomed the Minister and all the invited delegates. In her welcome address, she narrated the role played […]
Licensing of ICAR-CIWA Technology on “Process of Fermented Fish Silage Manure” to Organic Matter Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
There is an increasing demand for fish in the domestic and export markets of India owing to the health benefits of fish. The demand is also resulting in huge aquaculture growth rate especially in inland aquaculture. The higher consumption and export are also resulting in higher waste generation. A minimum of 10% of the weight […]
ICAR- CIWA Organized Awareness & Training Programme on Gender Mainstreaming through Government Schemes in Animal Husbandry sector for empowering Farm Women Under SCSP Programme on 09.08.2023
An awareness programme cum training programme under the project “Gender mainstreaming through Government schemes in Animal Husbandry sector for empowering farm women” was organized at Srirampur village of Balipatna Block by ICAR-CIWA on 09.08.2023. Dr. Biswanath Sahoo, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CIWA discussed with the participants of women farmers associated with farmer producer organisation (FPO), Maheera, Balipatna […]
Inspiring Women Entrepreneurship through Custom Hiring Centre
The strengthening of women entrepreneurship programme was taken up in Gobardhanpur village of Itipur Panchayat under Khordha District through establishment of Custom Hiring Centre (CHC).Under the Banner of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the inauguration of a Custom Hiring Centre was organized on 14 July 2023 with Aradhya SHG (WSHG) under Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) […]
ICAR-CIWA Licensed “Women Friendly Multipurpose Integrated Vertical Nutri-Farming System (IVNFS) for Vegetable Production with Mushroom and Poultry” technology to Centrifugal Products, Valsad, Gujarat
The cultivable land for agriculture is shrinking due to increase in population pressure, urbanization and industrial growth. The livelihood of rural families is centered on agriculture and allied activities and in the villages of eastern India most of the households possess a small piece of land besides their home. To ensure dietary diversity and household […]
ICAR-CIWA Commercialized Women Friendly “CIWA-Easy Harvest Bag” technology on August 17, 2023
Harvesting is the most important unit operation in agriculture. In Indian conditions, especially on marginal to medium level of farm and fruit orchards farm women are employed for harvesting, where still hand-picking methods are prevalent, which causes drudgery and may sometimes lead to occupational health hazard. Study showed that the postures adopted while unloading the […]