ICAR – CCARI celebrated ‘Kisan Diwas' 

    ICAR –Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI) and ICAR – Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), North Goa celebrated ‘Kisan Diwas’ on 23rd December, 2022 in collaboration with Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) – North Goa and Zonal Agriculture Office, Pernem. Around 50 farmers and farm women participated in this programme. As this day is marked to recognize the efforts of farmers, five progressive farmers of Goa were felicitated on this occasion. Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR – CCARI, Goa expressed his gratitude to the farmers for making India self-sufficient specially in food grains, horticulture, milk and fish production. He highlighted the glorious achievements of Indian agriculture of past 75 years. To make Goa self reliant in agriculture he urged the farmers to increase the cropping intensity of Goa by growing pulses, oilseeds and vegetables in the rabi season by providing assured irrigation through harvested rain water. Shri Prakash G. Raut, Zonal Agricultural Officer, Pernem congratulated the farmers on Kisan Diwas and briefed about efforts taken by Directorate of Agriculture, Goa in encouraging and empowering the farmers of Goa. Dr. Manohara K. K., Senior Scientist (Plant Breeding and Genetics) Spoke in detail about intensifying Goan Agriculture by utilizing Khazan lands. He sensitized farmers about 04 paddy varieties released by ICAR – CCARI specifically for Khazan land. Smt. Sunetra Talaulikar, Senior Scientist and Head Incharge, ICAR - KVK, North Goa spoke on importance of crop rotation and the need to introduce pulses and oilseed after paddy. She also emphasized about value addition for income augmentation. Dr. Monica Suresh Singh, Subject Matter Specialist (Agricultural Extension) spoke about the importance of celebrating Kisan Diwas and compered the programme. Shri Rahul Kulkarni, Assistant Chief Technical Officer (Soil Science) delivered a lecture on Natural Farming and proposed vote of thanks. Shri Vishwajeet Prajapati, Technical Officer (Computer) provided technical support for the programme and documented it.