The first meeting of the X Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of ICAR-CCARI held during 15-16 April, 2024

    The first meeting of the X RAC was held on 15-16 April 2024 at ICAR – CCARI, Goa in hybrid mode. The meeting was chaired by Dr. S. D. Sawant (Former Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra) and attended by the RAC members Dr. Manoj P. Samuel (Executive Director, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kerala), Dr. Raj Kumar Gautam (Principal Scientist & Head, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi), Dr. V. Sejian (Dean, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education & Research, Puducherry), Dr. Grinson George (Principal Scientist and Head, ICAR-CMFRI, Kerala), Dr. Sengottaiyan Vennila (Ex-Principal Scientist, ICAR- NCIPM, New Delhi), Dr. Venkatesh Ganesh Prabhu Desai (Progressive farmer, Goa), Dr. A. Velmurugan (ADG (SWM), NRM Division, ICAR, New Delhi) and Dr. Parveen Kumar (Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa) and Member Secretary Dr. Shirish D. Narnaware (Senior Scientist, ICAR-CCARI, Goa). The Chairman and members of RAC visited all experimental farms (Block A, B, and C), infrastructures, and various units and interacted with the scientists. Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa during his welcome address outlined the ICAR-CCARI’s major achievements during the last year. Dr. Shirish D. Narnaware, Member Secretary, RAC presented the action taken report on the recommendations of the previous RAC. The section-wise presentations on research achievements and a special presentation on Agro-Eco Tourism (AET) were delivered by respective section and unit in-charges. The Chairman and members RAC appreciated the outstanding research work conducted by the institute. A technical bulletin on “Sustainable backyard poultry farming in Goa” published under NABARD has also been released during the meeting. In the plenary session, the Chairman and members of RAC have given their valuable feedbacks about the on-going projects and provided suggestions to have visible impacts. The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. R. Solomon Rajkumar.