CTCRI Organized Industry Meet on Biofortified Sweet Potato in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Vitamin-rich orange-fleshed and anthocyanin-rich purple-fleshed sweet potatoes are the in-thing in alleviating micronutrient malnutrition and addressing many health issues, according to ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI). Business giants like Pepsico participated in a Business Meet, a first of its kind, organised by CTCRI, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha being the state which produces about 40% sweet […]

The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) Celebrated Tuber Crops Day

The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram and the Indian Society for Root Crops (ISRC) jointly organized the “Tuber Crops Day” on 13.12.2024 at 11 AM in the Millennium Hall of ICAR-CTCRI, Sreekaryam, Thiruvananthapuram. During the programme, the Chief Guest, Shri Murukan Kattakkada, Director, Malayalam Mission, Department of Culture, Govt. of Kerala, emphasized on […]

ICAR- CTCRI Celebrates World Soil Day 2024

ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute celebrated the World Soil Day 5th Dec, 2024 . Dr. P. Rajendran, Chairman, Kerala Farmers Welfare Fund Board & Former Vice – Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University delivered lecture on this year theme, “Caring for soils: Measure, Monitor, Management”. He emphasized to enhance soil health and its deterioration quality through proper […]

Monthly Training Camp of Kisan Club Organized at PAU

PAU Kisan Club today successfully organized its monthly training camp for the club members at the multipurpose hall of Dr. Manmohan Singh Auditorium. A total of 75 farmer members participated in this training camp organized under the guidance of Directorate Extension Education. Crop Scientist Dr. Tarundeep Kaur Dhaliwal shared information about weed management in rabi […]

Pau Imparts Training on Millet Based Recipes

The Department of Resource Management and Consumer Science, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), imparted training on ‘Millets Based Recipes’ to school children in Government Multipurpose Senior Secondary School, Lakkar Bazar, old Ludhiana, today. The training was organized under All India Coordinated Research Project on Women in Agriculture (AICRP-WIA). Dr Shivani Rana, Scientist in the department, delivered a […]