ICAR-CCARI Hosts Coastal Stakeholder Meet

    ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI), Goa organized a Stakeholder Meet on May 27, 2024, in hybrid mode. The primary agenda of the Stakeholder Meet was to facilitate interaction between various stakeholders and the QRT members, fostering dialogue to better understand the institute’s technological interventions and gather feedback to streamline research in coastal agriculture. The event was chaired by Prof. (Dr.) M. B. Chetti, Vice Chancellor of Sanskriti University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, and Chairperson of the Quinquennial Review Team (QRT) of the Institute. Prof. Chetti commended ICAR-CCARI, Goa, for its extensive outreach and activities across all coastal states of India despite having limited staff and resources. He emphasized the importance of coastal agriculture in the context of climate change and engaged in discussions with the stakeholders. Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director of ICAR-CCARI, Goa, welcomed all the stakeholders and provided a briefing on the various technological interventions and activities carried out across the coastal states of India. The meeting was also attended by QRT members Dr. M.R. Dinesh, Former Director of ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru; Dr. Kanchan Kumar Singh, Dean of the School of Agriculture at Sanskriti University, Mathura; Dr. P. Pravin, Former ADG (Marine Fisheries) at ICAR and Dr. Ashalatha K.V., Professor & Head of the Department of Agricultural Statistics at CoA, UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka. QRT members also interacted with stakeholders who joined both physically and virtually from all the coastal states of India (Nine coastal states). The meeting featured in-depth discussions about the various technologies developed by ICAR-CCARI and their dissemination to different coastal states of India. Participants included representatives from Line Departments, Govt of Goa, NABARD, Goa State Biodiversity Board, Goa State Horticultural Corporation Ltd, ICAR-CSSRI, RS, Canning Town, West Bengal, Dr. B.S.K.K.V, Dapoli, Maharashtra, KVKs from Goa, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, Brahmavar, Karnataka, and Thrissur, Kerala, as well as Farmer Producer Companies from Gujarat and Odisha, SHG Coordinators, progressive farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, scientists and staff of  ICAR-CCARI, Goa. Around 50 people representing all 9 coastal states participated in this stakeholder meet. The Stakeholder meet was coordinated by Dr. Uthappa, A.R, Scientist (Agroforestry) and Dr. Gopal Mahajan, Senior Scientist (Soil Science).