Port Blair, Nov 16: On the direction of PMO, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi will hold a workshop for the Agro-Climatic Zone of the Island region on Nov 18, 2015 at ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI) here in collaboration with ICAR – Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ICAR-ATARI), Bengaluru.
Dr. S. Dam Roy, Director, ICAR-CIARI has informed that the workshop is aimed at developing strategies for development of agriculture and its allied sectors in the Island region comprising of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep group of Islands. The workshop will also formulate strategies and roadmap for providing technological backstopping towards sustainable development of agriculture and its allied sectors in the region for food, nutrition, livelihood and environmental securities.
Dr. T. Janakiram, Assistant Director General (Horticulture Science), ICAR, New Delhi along with Smt R. Menaka, Secretary, Agri/AH/Fish, Smt Sobhana K. Unny, Deputy Secretary (Planning), Director of Agriculture, AH&VS, Fisheries, Director, ANTRI, GM, NABARD, Officer I/C NIOT, FSI, ANIIDCO of A & N Administration and Dr. S. Dixit, Director, ATARI, Bengaluru, Dr. K. Nirmal Babu, Project Coordinator, AICRP on Spices, Kozhikode, Dr. K. Laxminarayana, Pr. Scientist, ICAR-CTCRI, RS, Bhubaneswar, Dr. S. Srinivasalu, Director, IOM, Chennai, Dr. P. Krishnan, Chennai, Dr. Mohammed Koya, Scientist, CMFRI, Dr. C.N. Haneefa Koya, District Fisheries Officer, Lakhsadweep, Mr. P.P. Kidave Koya, District Agriculture Officer, Lakshadweep from mainland will participate in the deliberation. Beside, farmers representing Car Nicobar, Nimbudera, Neil Island, IMC Members, HoDs of CIARI & KVKs will also attend the workshop.
