Under the Livestock Entrepreneurship Development Program, a Seven-Day Residential Training Program on ‘Commercial sheep-goat and rabbit farming’ was organized by the Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar and Cade Foundation, Udaipur for The Skill Development of The Farmers of The Country.

Completion of the seven-day residential training program of the third batch under the joint aegis of KED Foundation Udaipur and Agri Business Incubator Center at the Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar Tehsil-Malpura District-Tonk (Rajasthan), an institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (from June 21 June 27, 2023) was chaired by Dr. […]

Training on the Basic Techniques for Diagnosing and Testing Salt Affected Soils & Waters (MODULE-I) (25 September-1 October 2023)

INTRODUCTION ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) is a premier research institute committed to conducting interdisciplinary investigations concerning salinity/alkalinity management and the utilization of poor-quality irrigation waters across diverse agroecological regions within the nation. The institute boasts well-furnished laboratories dedicated to various facets of salinity management, furnished with cutting-edge facilities such as Inductively Coupled Plasma, […]

DST-SERB Sponsored Workshop on Introgression of Stress Tolerance Genes in Rice through Marker Assisted Backcross Breeding (MABB) (14-15 September 2023) SERB Scientific Social Responsibility Policy

In order to develop sustainable crop varieties with tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, researchers must address emerging new diseases and pests, as well as climate change. Marker assisted backcrossing (MABC) is one of the most promising approaches, as it uses molecular markers to identify and select genotypes having gene of interest. In this regard, […]

Mr. Sujay Vikhe Patil, MP and Mr. Shashank, MD Maharashtra Sheep and Wool Development Corporation, representative of the Government of Maharashtra, Visited the Institute

Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Institute Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute Avikanagar today, on July 7, 2023, representatives of the Government of Maharashtra, Ahmednagar Lok Sabha MP Mr. Sujay Vikhe Patil and Mr. Shashank, Managing Director, Maharashtra Sheep and Wool Development Corporation, Government of Maharashtra, in their delegation Dr. Arun Kumar Tomar, Director of […]

Interaction Programme with Farmers and Supplying the Inputs for Implementation of Technological Interventions for Enhancing Productivity of Buffaloes and Cows and Drudgery Reduction Using Milking Equipment’s Under Farmer First Project

On the 24th of July 2023 a farmers field day/ Interaction programme was organized underneath the ongoing Farmer FIRST Project at Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal. In this project ICAR-NDRI, Karnal is the cooperating institute. The objective of the programme was to aware about the proper management of dairy animals during hot humid […]

Promotion of Kitchen Gardens and Distribution of Vegetable Seed Kits to SCSP Beneficiaries

As part of the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) project, ICAR- Directorate of Cashew Research organized an event to promote kitchen gardens on 11.08.2023. On the occasion, vegetable seed kits were distributed. The SC beneficiaries under MGMG villages were provided with vegetable seed kits having Tomato, Brinjal, Palak, Amaranthus, Bottle gourd, Pumpkin seeds, and Pole […]

36th Institute Research Committee Meeting of ICAR-DCR, Puttur Organized

The meeting of the 36th Institute Research Committee (IRC) of ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur was held during 9-10, August 2023 under the Chairmanship of Dr. J. Dinakara Adiga, Director, ICAR-DCR, Puttur in hybrid mode at Videoconference hall of Silver Jubilee Building, DCR, Puttur and through Zoom platform. Dr. Shamsudheen M, Member Secretary, IRC welcomed […]

Demonstration of Drone Sprayer in Kathura village 10.08.2023

A new initiative as part of the Agri Drone Project was successfully demonstrated in the arena of modern farming. The experiment involved using a drone sprayer to apply Nano Urea, Nano DAP, and liquid Sagarika to 25 acres of land in the Kathura village while working in conjunction with progressive farmers. The primary purpose of […]