PAU Develops Cost-Effective and User-Friendly Protection Kit for Stored Pulses
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed an economically viable method to organically manage storage insect-pests of pulses, packed in Low Density Polyethylene used by the retailers. A team of four scientists comprising Dr Manpreet Kaur Saini, Dr MS Alam, Dr Surekha Bhatia and Dr Anjali Sidhu from the Department of Processing and Food Engineering, […]
Delegation Led by Secretary of Agriculture Witnesses Success of PAU’S Surface Seeder Technology in Fatehghar Sahib
The success of PAU’s surface seeder technology was witnessed by a senior delegation led by Sh Ajit Balaji Joshi, Secretary of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, during their visit to a 1.5-acre surface seeder sown wheat field of S Gurwinder Singh in Gaggarwal village, Fatehgarh Sahib on February 8, 2024. The delegation included Sh Jaswant Singh, […]
Empowering Farm Women Vocational Trainings on Beekeeping by KVK Bathinda
In a bid to empower farm women with valuable skills and knowledge, four consecutive vocational trainings on beekeeping were conducted, proving to be a transformative experience for 270 participants. Spanning from January 18, 2024, to February 9, 2024, each training session lasted five days, offering comprehensive insights into the art and science of apiculture. These […]
TEC ICAR-IVRI Pune Organized One-Day Training on “Integrated Livestock Farming for Livelihood Improvement” at Pilkhod village of Jalgaon District (Maharashtra) under TSP Programme
Training and Education Centre, ICAR-IVRI Pune in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jalgaon, Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Jalgaon, State Animal Husbandry Department (Government of Maharashtra) and Krishi Tantra Vidyalaya, Pilkhod organized one-day training on “Integrated Livestock Farming for Livelihood Improvement” at Pilkhod, Taluka – Chalisgaon, Jalgaon District (Maharashtra) under TSP programme on 27th February […]
ERS, ICAR- IVRI, Kolkata Organized NEH Programme and Distributed Inputs at Khowai, Tripura
Eastern Regional Station, ICAR-IVRI, Kolkata through its North-Eastern Hill (NEH) programme organized “Training-cum-Awareness Programme on Scientific Pig Farming” and distributed piglets, feed and veterinary medicines to beneficiaries under IVRI-NEH Programme, which may help in livelihood generation and overall well-being of the resource poor beneficiaries of the region. The programme was organized in collaboration with Krishi […]
Transfer of Two Vaccine Technologies of ICAR-IVRI to M/s Hester Biosciences, Ahmedabad
Two vaccine technologies of ICAR-IVRI, namely Live Attenuated Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Goatpox Combined Vaccine, and Subviral Particle Based Infectious Bursal Disease Vaccine for Chicken were transferred to M/s Hester Biosciences, Ahmedabad on 28.02.2024 at Agrinnovate (AgIn), ICAR, New Delhi. The PPR-GoatPox combined vaccine was transferred with licensing terms of Rs 65 Lakh […]
The Kisan Mela and Input Distribution Programme was Organised under Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) at Khatima Block of Uddham Singh Nagar, UK by ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar
ICAR-IVRI organized Kisan mela and input distribution program for tribal farmers of Naugawa Thago village in Khatima Block, Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand under TSP programme on 26 Feb., 2024. A total of 120 farmers (80 female) actively participated in kisan mela and exhibition was displayed reflecting technologies of ICAR-IVRI. Under the input distribution […]