ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa organized an interface meeting with officers of the Directorate of Agriculture, Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Goa, Goa State Biodiversity Board, Goa State Council of Science and Technology today at ICAR-CCARI, Old Goa to discuss various researchable issues pertaining to agriculture and allied sectors.
Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, highlighted the importance of holding interface meetings with line departments. He further stressed about major problems of the agricultural sector in Goa viz., low productivity and low cropping intensity, and, suggested suitable solutions to make Goan agriculture self-reliant.
Shri Nevil Alphonso, Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Goa, highlighted the need for developing the package of practices for major crops like cashew under climate change scenario and aim at sustainable yield.
Dr. Shamila Monteiro, Director, Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Goa in her remarks mentioned that last year there was an increase in fish catch which led to a decrease in fish price due to distress sales. She further requested to carry out research on post-harvest and value addition in the fishery sector.
Dr. Shirish S. Gaonkar, Asst Director, Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences flagged the issues like infertility, Brucellosis, and fodder production.
The meeting was attended by around 45 participants including all the Scientists of ICAR-CCARI, Programme Coordinator and Subject Matter Specialists of KVK North and South Goa, and officers from line departments, Goa State Biodiversity Board, and Goa State Council of Science and Technology.
During the meeting, action points pertaining to decisions of the last year’s meeting were discussed. New agenda points received for the current meeting were discussed in length and action points were formulated to address the same.
(Source: ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa)
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