NABARD Chief Delivers Visakham Thirunal Endowment Lecture at CTCRI

Shaji K.V., Chairman, NABARD delivered the prestigious H.H. Sree Visakham Thirunal Endowment Lecture on the topic of ‘Harnessing Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development’ at the ICAR- Central Tuber Crop Research Institute (CTCRI), Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram on 03 June 2024. The event, organized annually by ICAR-CTCRI in association with the Indian Society for Root […]

Focus on Cutting Edge Technology & National Priority: Dr. P. K. Ghosh

The three-day Institute Research Council Meeting, an annual research meet of ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, commenced on July 1st, 2024 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anup Das, Director of the Institute. Dr. P.K. Ghosh, Founder Director and Vice Chancellor of ICAR – National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Chhattisgarh, graced the occasion […]

ICAR-IIHR signs MoA with NSC for Multiplication and Distribution of Quality Seeds of Horticultural Crops to the Farmers

On 2nd July,2024, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru signed a Memorandum of Agreement with National Seeds Corporation. IIHR Director Dr Tusar Kanti Behera exchanged the MOA with Mr M Ahamed Raza, Regional Manager, National Seeds Corporation. This MoA allows NSC for large scale multiplication of quality and disease resistant varieties and hybrids of Horticultural […]

Training on Spawn Production and Mushroom Cultivation held at ICAR-IIHR in June, 2024

An entrepreneurial training program on Mushroom spawn production and Mushroom cultivation was organized by Mushroom Lab, Division of Crop Protection from 19th June to 21st June 2024and 24th to 28th June 2024. A total of 36 people from the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andra Pradesh, Meghala and Pandicheri attended the training and a great diversity […]

Demonstration of Arka Nutri Garden in Government Schools of Hassan District as part of RKVY project

The ICAR-IIHR has organized a demonstration  on Arka-Nutri Garden in Government Schools through RKVY Project entitled “Developing participatory ARKA-NUTRI Gardens for augmenting Midday meals programme in Schools of  Karnataka”  on 24th May, 2024. The demonstration was conducted in the Government School premises of Chikkakadaluru village of Hassan District. About 130 students from 3 schools of Chikkakadaluru, […]

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gurdaspur Conducted Training on Dairy Farming

14.06.2024 A 10-day training program on dairy farming was organized at Krishi Science Center of Punjab Agricultural University, Gurdaspur. In which 27 cattle breeders of district Gurdaspur participated and received training. In this training program Dr. Ankush Paroch, Assistant Professor (Animal Science) gave detailed and practical information to the farmers regarding animal maintenance, food and […]

PAU-KVK, Fatehgarh Sahib Celebrates Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Samaroh

About 60 farmers, farm women and extension personnel participated in Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Samaroh, organized 19.06.2024 at PAU’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Fatehgarh Sahib. Dr Vipan Kumar Rampal, Associate Director (Training), welcomed all the participants and gave a brief introduction about the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana and different activities, conducted by KVK, […]