Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) Visit ICAR-Directorate of Floriculture Research, Pune

Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) Visit ICAR-Directorate of Floriculture Research, Pune

21st August,2023, Pune

Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) visited ICAR- Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune on 21 Aug 2023. He inaugurated the Dr. B.P. Pal National Repository on Ornamental Plants, also known as Amrut Vatika, to mark Amrit Kaal having 75 different ornamental plant genera. He called upon to intensify the research work to address the aspirations of small and marginal farmers. 

Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) Visit to ICAR-Directorate of Floriculture Research, Pune   Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) Visit to ICAR-Directorate of Floriculture Research, Pune

Dr. K. V. Prasad, Director, of the institute briefed about the institute's and  it’s Regional Station genesis and the overall development over the years. He highlighted its ongoing research programs, including those at its regional station and AICRP centers.

Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) Visit to ICAR-Directorate of Floriculture Research, Pune

Dr. V.B. Patel, Additional Director General (Fruits & Plantation Crops), Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy, JD (R), ICAR-IARI and Dr. Kaushik Banerjee, Director, ICAR-NRC Grapes were also present.

(Source: ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research,Pune)

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