Joint National Workshops of AICRPs organized

9^th March, 2019, Bhopal

The National Workshop on "Current Strategies and Emerging Issues of Soil-Water-Environmental Management in Agricultural System” and the National Workshop on Soil Test Crop Response were organized at the Farmers Academy and Convention Centre, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal from 7^th to 9^th March, 2019.

The Chief Guest of inaugural ceremony, Dr. S.K. Chaudhari, ADG (SWM) accentuated on the strategies and emerging issues of soil-water-environmental management in the agricultural system. Dr. Chaudhari stressed on the need for coupling of the STCR technology with water management as a solution to the current scenario.

The Guest of Honor, Dr. Sankar Kumar Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Kalyani University underlined the holistic approach for the resource management.

Dr. D.D. Patra, Vice Chancellor, BCKVV, Mahanpur, West Bengal deliberated on the most critical requirements to improve the crop productivity and maintain the soil health in the country by applying the prescribed quantities of organic manures and fertilizers based on resource availability of the farmers. Dr. Patra urged to find ways and means for wider adoption of STCR technology.

Dr. S.K. Ambast, Director, ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar lauded the micro-irrigation, its need and indispensability in the era of water scarcity.

Dr. Pradip Dey, Project Coordinator (STCR) stressed on the recent developments in STCR project and dwelt on the national perspective and global developments in conjoint management of nutrient and water.

Dr. A. Rastogi, Executive Vice-President, Technology of Coromandel International Limited and Dr. Soumitra Das, Director, South Asia - Zinc Nutrient Initiative, International Zinc Association discussed about the customized formulations and FCO with respect to sustainable business matrix and policy interventions.

The retired teachers and progressive farmers were also felicitated during the occasion.

The several experts from the different Universities, IITs and ICAR Institutes presented the state of art technologies on water and nutrient management in the technical sessions held during the three-day long event.

An Industry-Institute Interface Meet was also organized on Customized Fertilizer and Decision Support System. The main objective of the Meet was to offer the networking opportunities and foster the industrial perspective.

(Source: AICRP (STCR), ICAR-IISS, Bhopal)