Foundation Day Celebrations

 Visit of Shri. Bharat Vir Wanchoo, Hon'ble Governor, Govt. of Goa to the Institute

 

                 Hon’ble Governor of Goa Shri. Bharat Vir Wanchoo, visited the ICAR Research Complex for Goa on 01.04.2013 on the occasion of Foundation day of the Institute. He visited the  Agriculture Technology Dissemination Centre (ATDC), various research units of crop sciences, horticulture and animal science sections. He also visited the Krishi Vigyan Kendra attached to the Institute and post  harvest technology unit. During his visit he interacted with scientists of different disciplines to get appraised with the ongoing research programmes. He appreciated the scientists of the Institute for conducting need based research work and giving valuable output to the farmers of Goa. While interacting with the concerned scientists, he encouraged introducing the latest technology to increase the production and productivity. He expressed his happiness that the farmers of the state are being benefited through the ICAR technologies.

            After the visit, Honourable Governor inaugurated the foundation day celebrations of the Institute.  Dr. Narendra Pratap Singh, Director of the institute welcomed the chief guest Shri. Bharat Vir Wanchoo, Shri D. P. Dwivedi, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Goa and Shri. S. S. P. Tendulkar, Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Goa. In his welcome address, he briefed about the institute and the research activities. He highlighted the importance of horticulture crops, rice, cowpea and sugarcane crops and eco-tourism in the State. Dr. Singh described the problems faced by the farmers of the region especially pest and diseases in high value crops. He emphasized the demand of the farmers for new, innovative and eco-friendly technologies including biotechnology to solve these issues. Shri S. S. P. Tendulkar and Shri D. P. Dwivedi addressed the staff of the Institute and congratulated them for good research work and for development of different technologies for the benefit of the farmers. On the occasion of Foundation Day of the Institute, staff members were awarded for their excellent contribution to the Institute. Shri. Bharat Vir Wanchoo, during his address to the staff, congratulated the awardees. He expressed his happiness about the research carried out by this Institute. He also emphasized that the Institute should take up the research work on effect of climate change on agricultural commodities and the farmers of Goa should be educated adequately to overcome existing and future problems in agriculture in order to get maximum production with high productivity.  The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Gopal Mahajan, Scientist (Soil Science).