ICAR-CCARI, Goa organized ‘Stakeholders meet on kokum and Jackfruit’ @AKAM

    ICAR-CCARI, Goa organized ‘Stakeholders meet on Kokum and Jackfruit’ on 22nd July 2022 in zoom platform under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI emphasised the relevance of kokum and jackfruit crops in his introductory remarks and explained the research activities carried out by ICAR-CCARI in these crops. Around 50 participants from different coastal states interacted in the meeting and expressed the research and promotional needs in these crops. Dr. A.R. Desai, Principal Scientist (Hort.), ICAR-CCARI, Goa; Dr. Pradip Sarmokadam, Member Secretary, Goa State Biodiversity Board; Dr. M. Latha, Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding) & OIC, ICAR-NBPGR, Thrissur; Mr. Shree Padre, Editor (Adike Patrike) interacted along with scientists and researchers from various ICAR institutes, state agricultural universities, extension officers from KVKs and state agricultural departments and farmers. Dr. A.R. Desai, Principal Scientist (Hort.), ICAR-CCARI, Goa gave concluding remarks and the meeting ended by vote of thanks given by Dr. Maneesha SR, Scientist (Fruit Science), ICAR-CCARI, Goa.