Port Blair, July 04: Dr. Eaknath Bhanudasrao Chakurkar has taken over as the Director of ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair w.e.f28th April 2021. Dr. Chakurkar has more than 3 decades of research experience in the field of animal reproduction & technology, integrated farming system research for coastal ecosystem. He has served as Director (Acting), ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa, before joining the ICAR-CIARI. He graduated from Marathwada Agricultural University Parbhani, with his B.V.Sc.&AH and M.V.Sc degrees. He obtained his Ph.D. from Bombay Veterinary College. He was selected for Agricultural Research Service and joined ICARin 1991 and joined CCARI, Goa in 1992 and served there till April 2021. His field of expertise include Reproductive techniques in Animal Reproduction like synchronization of estrous, use of ultrasonography, seminology in pigs, rabbits and cattle. He has published several research articles in national international journals, authored and edited number of books, manual, bulletins etc. He is recipient of prestigious “Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award” by Indian Council of Agricultural Research for his outstanding agriculturalresearch in tribal areas, recognised as Fellow ofNational Academy of Veterinary Sciences for research in the fieldof veterinary and Animal husbandry, awarded with Animal breed registration award for registration of pig breed (Agonda Goan) and cattle breed (Shweta Kapila) from Goa, and also awarded with number of society/state level awards for his outstanding contribution in the field of animal husbandry. Recently, a patent has been granted for his work on the invention of semen extender for preservation of boar semen technology.
