Hon’ble Minster for Tourism, Govt. of Goa chaired the brainstorming meeting on the formulation of an Agro-Eco-Tourism (AET) policy for the state of Goa at ICAR-CCARI, Goa

ICAR-CCARI conducted a brainstorming meeting on the formulation of the Agro-Eco-Tourism (AET) policy for the state of Goa on 30^th June 2023. Shri Rohan Khaunte, Hon’ble Minster for Tourism, IT, Printing and Stationery, Govt. of Goa chaired the meeting. Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa welcomed the Hon’ble Minister and highlighted the potential of agro-eco-tourism in attracting youth into Goan agriculture. Dr. R. Solomon Rajkumar, Senior Scientist and Coordinator of the agro-eco-tourism centre presented the draft policy prepared by ICAR-CCARI for the promotion and regulation of Agro-eco-tourism (AET) in the state of Goa. Hon’ble Minister appreciated the various technologies developed by the ICAR-CCARI and emphasized developing an agro-eco-tourism circuit with technical guidance from ICAR-CCARI.  Shri. Vinod Ubarhande, Farm Superintendent coordinated the brainstorming meeting