Invitro conservation of germ plasm, In situ and Ex situ germ plasm conservation
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Dr. SK Pattanayak, Secretary (Agril.), visits IIMR Dr. SK Pattanayak, Secretary (Agriculture), Ministry of Agricul‐ture, Government of India, inaugurated new facility “NIELAN” (National incubation and entrepreneurship for lever‐aging agri‐innovations in nutri‐cereals) at Indian Institute of
Millets Research, Hyderabad during his visit on 07 March, 2017. He inaugurated the facility in the presence Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director IIMR, Smt. V Usha Rani, Director General,
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1. Dr. SK Pattanayak, Secretary (Agril.), visits IIMR 2. Training Programmes on Entrepreneurship Development of Dry
land Farmers through Income Generation Activities in Millets, Poultry and Sheep Farming.
3. Sorghum Germplasm Field Day & One-day Training on Digitali-zation of Sorghum Genetic Resources Management
4. Workshop-cum-training on awareness on plant variety protec-tion and digitalization of DUS characters in agricultural crops
5. Hindi Workshop on Unicode Activation on computers 6. Breeder seed monitoring and farmer’s interactive meet 7. Release of Millet calendar -2017 8. Sorghum Farmer’s days organized at Rice fallows 9. Monitoring of DUS Testing trials – Rabi 2016-17 10. Primary data collection visit to Almora and Bageswari districts,
Uttarakhand 11. Transfer 12. Invited lecture 13. IIMR stall at First National Agripreneurs Convention - 2017 14. IIMR Stall at Rashtriya Krishi Unnati Mela, New Delhi 15. Distinguished Visitors 16. Memorandum of Agreements
In this issue…….In this issue…….In this issue……. Serial No. 161 Hyderabad ◘ Solapur ◘ Warangal March, 2017
समाचार सारांशसमाचार सारांश डॉ. एस एस पटनायक, सिचव (कृिष) का दौरा डॉ. एस एस पटनायक, सिचव (कृिष), कृिष मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार ने 7 माचर्, 2017 को सं थान म नेशनल इ कुबेशन एंड एंट्रपे्र युरिशप फॉर िलवरेिजगं एिग्र-इनोवेशन इन यूट्री िसिरय स नामक सुिवधा का उ घाटन िकया । इस अवसर पर डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक, भाकअनुसं, ीमती वी उषा रानी, महािनदेशक, मैनेज, डॉ. वी रिव द्र बाबु, िनदेशक, भाचाअनुसं, डॉ. िव णुवधर्न रे डी, िनदेशक, भाितअनुसं, तथा भाकअनुसं के अ य टाप सद य उपि थत थे । डॉ. पटनायक ने सं थान के टाफ को संबोिधत भी िकया । कद न की खेती, कुक्कट एवं भेड़ पालन म आय अजर्न उपाय के वारा बारानी कृषक के उ यिमता िवकास पर प्रिशक्षण भाकृअनुप-भाकअनुसं म फामर्रसर् फ टर् प्रॉजेक्ट के अतंगर्त 10 माचर् 2017 को कद न की खेती, कुक्कट एवं भेड़ पालन म आय अजर्न उपाय के वारा बारानी कृषक के उ यिमता िवकास पर प्रिशक्षण कायर्क्रम का आयोजन िकया गया । इनम कुल 50 सहभािगय ने भाग िलया । डॉ. सी संग पा एवं डॉ. पी मुकेश, वैज्ञािनक इस कायर्क्रम के सम वयक थे । वार जननद्र य प्रक्षेत्र िदवस एवं वार आनुवंिशक संसाधन प्रबंधन
के िडिजटलीकरण पर एक िदवसीय प्रिशक्षण वार अनुसंधाताओ ंको वार पर अनुसंधान मचं के सहायता संघ
(सीआरपी) – कृिष-जवैिविवधता पिरयोजना के अतंगर्त उपल ध वार जननद्र य िविवधता की जानकारी प्रदान करने हेतु भाकृअनुप-भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद म 24 माचर्, 2017 को कद न जननद्र य प्रक्षेत्र िदवस का आयोजन िकया गया। इस कायर्क्रम म कुल 70 सहभािगय ने भाग िलया। डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप ने इस कायर्क्रम के उ घाटन सत्र की अ यक्षता की तथा सं थान म वार आनुवंिशक सं थान प्रबंधन की उपलि धय का संिक्ष त योरा प्र तुत िकया । डॉ. आर के यागी, अ यक्ष, जननद्र य संरक्षण प्रभाग, रा.पा.आ.सं. यू. के वारा प्रक्षेत्र िदवस का उ घाटन िकया गया । इस प्रक्षेत्र िदवस के अलावा 25 माचर् 017 को डीजीटलाइजेशन ऑफ सोरघम जेनेिटक िरसोसस मैनेजमट पर एक िदवसीय प्रिशक्षण कायर्क्रम का आयोजन िकया गया। कृिष फसल म िविश टता, एक पता तथा थािय व (डस) लक्षण के िडिजटलीकरण पर कायर्शाला सह प्रिशक्षण भाकृअनुप-भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद म पौधा िक म संरक्षण म जाग कता लाने एवं कृिष फसल म िविश टता, एक पता तथा थािय व (डस) लक्षण के िडिजटलीकरण पर 31 माचर्, 2017 को कायर्शाला सह प्रिशक्षण का आयोजन िकया गया । उक्त प्रिशक्षण का सम वय डॉ. एम एलंगोवन तथा डॉ. अिवनाश िसगंोड ेके वारा
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MANAGE, Dr. V Ravindrababu, Director IIRR, Dr. Vishnuvard‐han Reddy, Director, IIOR, and Sh. Jaganmohan Rao, Executive Engineer (CPWD), Scientists, Technical, Administrative and other staff of IIMR and other Institutes.
After the inauguration ceremony Dr. Pattanayak visited the centre of excellence on value addition on sorghum and mil‐lets. Dr. Pattanayak tasted the millet recipes and appreciated the efforts of IIMR in developing, popularizing and marketing of sorghum and millet products under NAIP/INSIMP/ NFSM programme. He also addressed the IIMR staff and appreciated the excellent efforts put by the scientific fraternity in the re‐cent past and called upon the IIMR staff for dedication to work to achieve the set goals on a given timeline. Training Programmes on Entrepreneurship Develop-ment of Dry land Farmers through Income Genera-tion Activities in Millets, Poultry and Sheep Farm-ing. ICAR‐Indian Institute of Millets Research organized a one‐day training cum exposure visits to beneficiaries of Farmers FIRST project. The project is being implemented in Sangareddy Dis‐trict of Telangana. As a part of this project, Integrated Training programme entitled “Entrepreneurship Development of Dry land Farmers through Income Generation Activities in Millets, Poultry and Sheep Farming” was organized on 10 March, 2017. A total of 50 participants from Shamshaddinpur village
of Raikode Mandal, Sangareddy District have received the benefit of training cum exposure visits. Trainees visited the millets demonstration fields, Food Processing Lab. They liked the various value added products prepared from millets. Women farmers shown interest to start millet based enter‐prises. As a part of training programmes, trainees visited the ICAR‐ DPR to know the scientific method of poultry farming. Trainees were also given the knowledge on sheep farming. Dr Sangappa, Scientist, IIMR presented the overview of sorghum value chain project and experiences and its impact. Post‐Harvest and Product development, Demonstration and opera‐tion of primary processing equipment, preparation of recipes from millets was done by Mrs. Vishala Devender, Ms. Sudha, Ms. Kiranmai, Ms. Laxmi and other staff demonstrated the Dr. Sangappa and Mr. P. Mukesh, Scientists were the coordina‐tors for this event. Sorghum Germplasm Field Day & One-day Training on Digitalization of Sorghum Genetic Resources Management ICAR‐Indian Institute of Millets Research successfully organ‐ized the “Sorghum Germplasm Field Day” on 24 March 2017
िकया गया । िहदंी कायर्शाला भाकृअनुप - भारतीय कद न अनुसंधान सं थान, हैदराबाद म 30 माचर्, 2017 को एक िदवसीय िहदंी कायर्शाला का आयोजन िकया गया। इस कायर्शाला के दौरान िहदंी भाषा के मह व पर प्रकाश डालते हुए कं यूटर पर यूिनकोड को सिक्रय करके िहदंी एवं भारतीय भाषाओं म काम करने की प्रिक्रया के बारे म जानकारी प्रदान की गई। कायर्शाला के प्रारंभ म डॉ. बी दयाकर राव, प्रभारी अिधकारी, िहदंी कक्ष ने कायर्शाला म उपि थत सहभािगय का वागत िकया तथा सहभािगय को इस प्रकार की कायर्शालाओ ं से लाभाि वत होकर सं थान म राजभाषा कायार् वयन को बढ़ाने हेतु आग्रह िकया। डॉ. महेश कुमार, तकनीकी अिधकारी (राजभाषा) ने पॉवर पाइंट प्र तुतीकरण के मा यम से प्रयोगा मक प से कं यूटर पर यूिनकोड के सिक्रयण की प्रिक्रया बताई। उ ह ने बताया िक केवल इंि क्र ट की-बोडर् सीखकर कई भारतीय भाषाओ ंम टंकण कायर् िकए जा सकते ह । इसके अलावा फोनेिटक आधार पर भी िहदंी म टंकण कायर् की जानकारी प्रदान की। उ ह ने राजभाषा िवभाग के वेबसाइट पर िनःशु क प म उपल ध िहदंी ई-टू स के बारे म भी जानकरी प्रदान की। इस कायर्शाला के दौरान डॉ. बी दयाकर राव के वारा सं थान म संप न पारंगत प्रिशक्षण कायर्क्रम के सहभािगय को प्रमाण-पत्र का िवतरण भी िकया गया। अतं म डॉ. महेश कुमार, तकनीकी अिधकारी (राजभाषा) के वारा ध यवाद ज्ञापन के प चात कायर्शाला का समापन हुआ। इस पूरी कायर्शाला का सम वय एवं संचालन डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक के िदशा-िनदश म डॉ. बी दयाकर राव तथा डॉ. महेश कुमार के वारा िकया गया । प्रजनक बीज अनुवीक्षण एवं कृषक के साथ पर पर वातार् भाकृअनुप - भारतीय कद न अनुसंधान सं थान, हैदराबाद से एक दल (डॉ. एस रिव कुमार, बी अमिस धा, ी एच एस गावली एवं ी रघुनाथ कुलकणीर्) ने 14माचर्, 2017 को राजमहे द्रवरम,् पूवीर् गोदावरी के पास को रु ग्राम म वार के सी 43 पैतकृ वंशक्रम के प्रजनक बीज उ पादन लॉट का अनुवीक्षण िकया। उक्त दल ने 14-15 माचर्, 2017 को पूवीर् गोदावरी व गुंटूर िज़ल म धान-पड़ती म वार की खेती करने वाले कृषक के साथ पर पर िवचार-िवमशर् िकया
। “कद न सौरभ” एवं “िमलेट कैलडर 2017” का िवमोचन रा ट्रीय कृिष िव तार प्रबंध सं थान (मैनेज), हैदराबाद के वारा 07-09 माचर्, 2017 के दौरान हैदराबाद के नैकलेस रोड पर आयोिजत पहले रा ट्रीय कृिष उ यमी स मेलन के उ घाटन के अवसर पर ी शोभना के पटनायक, सिचव, कृिष, सहकािरता एवं िकसान क याण िवभाग, भारत सरकार, नई िद ली के वारा भारतीय कद न अनुसंधान सं थान, हैदराबाद के वारा प्रकािशत की जाने वाली वािषर्क कृिष-पित्रका “कद न सौरभ, अकं 6” एवं “िमलेट कैलडर 2017” का िवमोचन िकया गया । इस अवसर पर मंच पर ी सी पाथर्साथीर्, प्रधान सिचव (कृिष), तेलंगाना, ीमती वी उषा रानी, महािनदेशक, मैनेज, डॉ. डिैवड बगर्िव सन,् महािनदेशक, इिक्रसेट, डॉ. सीएच ीिनवास राव, िनदेशक, कद्रीय बारानी कृिष अनुसंधान सं थान, डॉ. ए िव णुवधर्न रे डी, िनदेशक, भारतीय ितलहन अनुसंधान सं थान, डॉ. वी रिव द्रबाबू, िनदेशक, भारतीय चावल अनुसंधान सं थान, डॉ. वी वी कुलकणीर्, िनदेशक, रा ट्रीय मास अनुसंधान कद्र, डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप िनदेशक, भारतीय कद न
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to facilitate the sorghum researchers to familiarize with the new sorghum germplasm diversity collected under CRP – Agrobiodiversity project for sorghum. A total of 70 partici‐pants attended this field visit which included 30 from All India Coordinated Sorghum Improvement Centres (AICSIP), 2 NBPGR Scientists, and 20 IIMR scientists. Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director, IIMR chaired the inaugural session and briefed
achievements of sorghum genetic resources management at IIMR. The field day was inaugurated by the chief guest Dr. RK Tyagi, Head Germplasm Conservation Division, NBPGR.
During Rabi 2016‐17season, 7000 accessions of sorghum germplasm are being multiplied at Hyderabad. These acces‐sions are now at flowering to maturity stage. In continuation of the field day, one‐day Training on Digitalization of Sorghum Genetic Resources Management was also conducted on 25March 2017 at IIMR‐Hyderabad. This programme facilitated the sorghum researchers to familiarize with the available sor‐ghum germplasm at IIMR and enabled them to know the ba‐sics of digitization and digitalization to record data with the help of an Application through a smart phone and make desir‐able trait specific selection of germ plasm for utilization in their crop improvement program. This event was coordinated by Drs. M Elangovan and Avinash Singode and facilitated by Mrs. A Annapurna. Workshop-cum-training on awareness on plant vari-ety protection and digitalization of DUS characters in agricultural crops The workshop‐cum‐training on awareness on plant variety protection and digitalization of DUS characters in agricultural crops is organized on 31 March 2017 to facilitate the scien‐tists, technical assistants, research scholars, skilled assistants to familiarize with the use of Field Book for collecting field related data especially the DUS characterization data. The programme was inaugurated by Dr Vilas A Tonapi, Director, Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR). He outlined the important provisions of PPV&FRA and the use of Field Book. There were 100 participants from IIMR, NBPGR (RS), IIRR, IIOR and PJTSAU. Dr AK Vyas, Assistant Director General (HRM) has distributed the certificates during the valedictory function and addressed the participants. He felt happy and congratu‐lated IIMR for implementing the Honorable Prime Ministers vision on Digital India. He also requested all other ICAR insti‐tutes to organize such Digitalization training programme using the field book. He appreciated the efforts of IIMR in imple‐
menting the vision of Digital India into reality in collecting the field data using the mobile app without using the paper field book. He highlighted the importance of transforming data from hard copy to soft copy through digital means. This pro‐
gramme of IIMRs is complementing the National Mission on digital India and willing to support similar kind of training module in future. Drs. M Elangovan and Avinash Singode were the Course Coordinators of the training programme. This pro‐gramme is sponsored by the Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA).
Hindi Workshop on Unicode Activation on computers Indian Institute of Millets Research organized one day Hindi Workshop on Unicode Activation on computers on 30 March, 2017. All staff of IIMR participated in this programme where the implementation of Hindi in day to day office correspon‐dences through the applications of Unicode activation in exist‐ing computers. Dr. Mahesh Kumar, TO (Hindi) explained the tips to operate this application. Breeder seed monitoring and farmer’s interactive meet A Team of scientists from IIMR‐Hyderabad monitored Breed‐ers seed production plots of sorghum parental line C 43 at J.
Kottur village near Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari dis‐trict, AP on 14 March, 2017. Mr. Rama Rao, Chief Seed Certifi‐cation Officer, APPSCA, Tanuku and Mr. Bhaskar Rao, Man‐ager, APSSDC, Tanuku and Drs. S Ravikumar, B Amasidha, Sh. HS Gawali, and Raghunath Kulakarni from IIMR‐Hyderabad, Mr. Arjuna Rao, Managing Director, Rahi Seeds, Rajamahen‐dravaram participated in this monitoring visit.
The scientist group also interacted with the sorghum farmer
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groups cultivating sorghum in rice fallow areas in and around Sitanagaram village, East Godavari District and Attota village in Guntur district on 14 ‐15 March, 2017. Overall farmers ex‐pressed their satisfaction about the cultivation of sorghum instead of pulses and preferred short statured hybrids with long panicles. Release of Millet calendar -2017 Indian Institute of Millets Research in association with Sahaja Samrudha, voluntary millets promoting organization, Banga‐lore and NABARD published Millet calendar ‐2017 in Hindi and
English languages and was released during First National Agripreneurs Convention organized by MANAGE, at Necklace road, Hyderabad on 7 March, 2017. Dr. SK Pattanayak, Secre‐tary Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI, released this cal‐endar along with other dignitaries on the dais. Sorghum Farmer’s days organized at Rice fallows At Rapaaka, East Godavari District. A Sorghum farmer’s day was organized by ICAR‐Indian Insti‐tute of Millets Research, Hyderabad on 2 March, 2017 at Rapa‐aka village, in Sitanagaram Mandal, East Godavari District, An‐dhra Pradesh, in collaboration with Department of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh, Krishi Vignan Kendra of Central Tobacco Re‐search Institute, Rajahmundry at Kalavacherla village and M/s Rahi Seeds, Rajahmundry.
In this event, more than 200 millet farmers from East Godavari district, mainly from Rapaaka village participated. Drs. B Sub‐barayudu and Ch. Sashidhar Reddy, Scientists from ICAR‐IIMR; Mr. DV Krishna, ADA, Korukonda and Mrs. Raja Rajeswari, Ag‐ricultural Officer; Korukonda; Mr. Vijaya Prasad, KVK, CTRI, Kalavacherla addressed the farmers on various issues including ‐ millet cultivation practices in uplands and rice‐fallows, pest and disease management, value‐addition, millet health bene‐fits, promoting popularity and demand generation for millets in urban and non‐conventional areas. The team also answered all the queries raised by the participants. Farmers also ex‐pressed their satisfaction with the performance of Sorghum hybrid CSH 16 for getting high grain yield in comparison to private hybrids. This programme was widely covered by local print and electronic media. Mr. G Arjuna Rao, Managing Di‐rector, M/s Rahi Seeds, Rajahmundry was the coordinator of this event.
At Attota in Guntur district, AP ICAR‐Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad also or‐ganized a farmer’s day at Attota village of Guntur district on 08
March 2017, where IIMR has organized field demonstration with 10 sorghum cultivars suitable for rice fallows condition. Framer’s preference was for short statured hybrids with long panicle. Dr. Ch. Sashidhar Reddy and Dr. B. Subbarayudu from ICAR‐IIMR, Mr. Srikrishnadevarayalu, ADA, Tenali, Dr. Radha Krishna, Officer In‐charge, AICRP‐ Bapatla addressed the farmers about the benefits of sorghum cultivation in rice fal‐lows under zero tillage. Sorghum value added products were also exhibited to the farmers and local self‐help groups. This programme was well covered by local press.
Monitoring of DUS Testing trials – Rabi 2016-17 The monitoring of sorghum DUS Testing trial was conducted at IIMR, Hyderabad held on 20 March 2017. Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director, IIMR monitored the trial in the presence of Dr. Hariprasanna K, Nodal Officer, and Drs. Amasiddha B and Deepika C, Co‐Nodal officers. Dr. Aruna C, Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding) and PI, Grain Sorghum, AICRP‐Sorghum also
attended the monitoring. Dr. Hariprasanna explained the DUS testing for different candidate varieties taken up along with the claimed distinct characteristics and the expression of the same. Under 1st year testing two new candidate varieties (SYN‐SR‐MLR 1172 and SYN‐SR‐DJ 4062) were tested along with four reference varieties, and seven Farmers’ varieties [Nagavi Maldandi, Bedra, Chikni Lal (Loose Panicle), Mothi Mani Juwar, Lahan Mani Juwar, Mothi Safed Juwar and Chikni Lal Juwar] were tested along with M 35‐1 as reference vari‐ety. The overall crop growth and expression of morphological characters were very good in all the candidate and reference varieties. The Director appreciated the overall conduct and quality of DUS testing trials. It was suggested that panicle shape and density recorded during monitoring may be fur‐ther confirmed at the time of harvest as that observed in ma‐jority of the plants. Apart from DUS testing trials, mainte‐nance breeding of 50 reference varieties including parental lines was also taken up. The report of the monitoring team and DUS test proformae for the candidate varieties were pre‐pared by the team. Primary data collection visit to Almora and Bageswari districts, Uttarakhand Millets primary data collection exploration was undertaken in Almora and Bageswari districts in Uttarakhand during 3‐9 March 2017. Dr. Deep Narayan Mukherjee visited the dis‐tricts, and 120 farmers were surveyed for primary data col‐lected on barnyard and finger millets. Information was col‐lected on various aspects such as millets production and culti‐
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vation in these areas with the help of staff of ICAR‐Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan (VPKAS). The farmers in these two districts revealed that the millets cul‐tivation in these areas could be revived if the problems faced by the farmers are taken care which were majorly the unavail‐ability of irrigation water, wild boar attack and lack of farm level primary processing facilities. Transfer Indian Institute of Millets Research offered affectionate fare‐well to Dr. Sujay Rakshit, Principal Scientist, at IIMR on 23 March, 2017 on his selection as Director, Indian Institute of
Maize Research, Ludhiana. Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director, IIMR and other staff wished him a successful career in all his future endeavours. Dr. Sujay was relieved from his duties at IIMR on 23 March, 2017 afternoon.
Mr. Saroj Kumar Singh, Administrative Officer has been trans‐ferred to ICAR‐Indian Institute of Water Management, (IIWR)Bhubaneshwar and was relieved from his duties on 31 March,
2017. The staff recreation club organized a send‐off get‐together and felicitated him. Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director IIMR and other staff wished him a happy and successful career ahead.
Invited lecture Dr. M Elangovan, Principal Scientist delivered invited lecture on “Global Status of Millets Genetic Resources” during the two‐day National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Plant Sciences” at Department of Botany, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu on 22 March 2017.
IIMR stall at First National Agripreneurs Convention - 2017 A three‐day First National Agripreneurs Convention was organ‐ized by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Manage‐
ment (MANAGE) from 7‐ 9 March 2017 at Necklace road, Hyderabad. The convention aimed to bring all the successful Agripreneurs from different parts of the country on single platform, promote business linkages and also linkages with other stakeholders’ namely GOI, State governments, NABARD, Banks, Agri‐business Companies, Institutions etc. The exhibition had around 150 stalls, and out of which 7
were millet based stalls, which showcased millet technolo‐gies and also enabled sale of raw cereals, processed millet products healthy malt powder, vermicelli, biscuits and bak‐ery products. The exhibition was inauguratedby Dr. SK Pat‐tanayak, Secretary (Agriculture), Ministry of Agriculture, GOI. ICAR‐Indian institute of Millets research, Hyderabad organ‐ized eatrite millet stall to showcase processing technology of millets and sorghum and millets commercialized products. He visited the eatrite stall, where he appreciated the efforts made by the institute in the creation of the demand for mil‐lets through various efforts in the value chain development and appreciated all the millet value added products. More‐than 1500 delegates visited our stall during the 3 days exhibi‐tion period. Ms. R. Geetha, Mrs. B. Laxmi, project staff and Dr. Sangappa, Scientist at IIMR, Hyderabad organized the exhibition stall. IIMR Stall at Rashtriya Krishi Unnati Mela, New Delhi ICAR – IIMR‐ Hyderabad, organized an exhibition stall during Krishi Unnati Mela 2017 organized at IARI, New Delhi from
15 to 17 March, 2017. IIMR stall was visited by more than 20000 participants farmers, Government officials, Women
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from self‐help groups, students and entrepreneurs. The visitors were explained about the health benefits of millets, cultivation practices and future of millets in Indian food basket and sam‐ples of millet food products distributed. The Millet stall was conducted by Dr. Mahesh Kumar, Technical Officer (OL) & Sri Sunil Kumar, Senior Technical Assistant under the guidance of Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director and Dr. B Dayakar Rao, Principal Scientist, IIMR, Hyderabad. IIMR stall at Conference on Economic Disruption - 2017 IIMR organized millets stall showcasing millets based health foods at the “Conference on Economic Disruption”. This pro‐gramme was organized by Confederation of Indian Industry in Hyderabad on 24‐ 25 March, 2017 at HICC, Gachibowli aiming on Evolving Regional Growth Architecture and charting climate change enabling development. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways, Govt of India; other delegates were Ms Shobana Kamineni, President Desig‐nate, CII; Mr.Sathish Raman, Regional Director, CII–SR; Mr. Vik‐ram Kirloskar, Deputy Chairman, CII‐SR; Mr. Chandrajit Baner‐jee, Director General, CII; and Dr. Naushad Forbes, President, CII. Ms. R. Geetha, Mrs. B. Laxmi, project staff organized the stall and Dr. Sangappa, Scientist coordinated this exhibition stall. Distinguished Visitors Dr. Jana Kholova, Scientist, (Physiology), ICRISAT, Patnacheru visited IIMR on 24 March, 2017, to discuss the joint collabora‐tion between ICAR‐IIMR and ICRISAT in the area of crop model‐ling for post rainy sorghum and use of modelling tools to guide the decisions on the system interventions. Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director, IIMR chaired this meeting and Drs.CV Ratnavathi, S
Ravi Kumar, R Swarnaand R Venateswarlu other scientists par‐ticipated in the meeting. It was decided let Dr. Swarna and Jana Kholova to come out with a joint proposal for funding to be explored from various agencies like DBT, DST and other inter‐national funding agencies. Dr. HS Talwar, coordinated this meeting at IIMR. Sh. Suhas Gopinath, CEO, Globals Inc, Bangalore visited IIMR on 4 March, 2017. Sh. Suhas Gopinath is a young entrepreneur under his leadership, Globals Inc, has drastically grown from a small home office to a globally recognized enterprise offering world‐class quality solutions on Web and Cloud, Enterprise Application Development, and Product Development services for various industries and Government organizations. Sh. Suhas Gopinath participated in millet entrepreneurship efforts of
IIMR in an interactive session with D. Vilas A Tonapi, Director and all the scientists. The deliberations were on collabora‐tion between Globals Inc, Bangalore and ICAR‐IIMR. He also visited to Centre of Excellence and other facilities.
Dr. Ravindertej Singh, CEO, Agri Innovate India Ltd., visited IIMR on 9 March, 2017.Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director, IIMR ex‐
plained him on the institute’s research activities and on the issues related to promotion of sorghum and millets.
Dr AK Vyas, Assistant Director General (HRM) Visited IIMR on 31 March, 2017.Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director, IIMR ex‐plained him on the institute’s research activities and on the
issues related to promotion of sorghum and millets, and their alternate uses, Forage and sweet sorghum as a biofuel crop. Dr. Vyas also visited Centre of Excellence and other labs. Visitors Hands-on training for Dr. MCRHRD institute Trainees Dr. MCR Human Resource Development Institute, Hyderabad
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has organized a three days training programme on “Drought Management”. As a part of this training, a group of 25 trainees with officials visited the ICAR‐ Indian Institute of Millets Re‐search on 3 March, 2017 to understand the production tech‐nologies of drought tolerant millets. Participants were demon‐
strated the primary and secondary processing technologies at Centre of Excellence and displayed the value added products of millets. Trainees appreciated the millets value added products and shown keen interest to initiate small enterprises on millets products. Dr. Sangappa, Scientist, IIMR briefed about the insti‐tute mandates and activities. Later the farmers were taken to field to show the different varieties of crops being grown in the field and their progress. Dr. Laxmi, Ms. Sudha and other Project staff of Centre of Excellence coordinated this event. Hands-on training for ATMA Officials A hands‐on training‐cum‐visit was organized for 45 agricultural and extension officers from ATMA, Guntur on 8 March, 2017at IIMR, Hyderabad. Exposure to the agricultural and extension officers on latest sorghum production practices and prepara‐tion of different sorghum food products was given. Dr. Rajen‐dra R Chapke, Principal Scientist has organized the visit.
Farmers from Uttar Pradesh A group of 26 progressive farmers from Pragya Seva Samiti, Fatehpur, and Uttar Pradesh on 18 March, 2017 visited IIMR, Hyderabad. Dr. Rajendra R Chapke, Principal Scientist explained about research activities on sorghum and millet improvement and production technologies of kharif sorghum. They were also exposed to preparation and processing of different sorghum food products in food lab. Karnataka Farmers A group of 15 farmers from Koppal District of Karnataka state visited ICAR‐IIMR on 10 March, 2017 as a part of their study tour to Hyderabad under Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) project of Government of Karnataka. Dr. San‐gappa, Scientist, IIMR gave overview on millets cultivation and demonstrated the primary processing at Centre of Excellence. Farmers appreciated the efforts made by IIMR on diversifying millet value added products. Before this, farmers visited dem‐onstration fields of IIMR and exposed to improved millets culti‐vation practices. They purchased improved quality millet seeds and value added products from IIMR. Mrs. Vishala Devender Chief Technical Officer, IIMR and Ms. Sudha Devi, Ms. Laxmi, Ms. Kiranmai and other Project staff of Centre of Excellence have facilitated this event.
Visit to sorghum hybrids demonstration The Director, IIMR Dr. Vilas Tonapi, visited the research fields of Vikky’s Agri Sciences Pvt., Ltd., and Hyderabad on 21 March,
2017 to perceive the performance of IIMR grain sorghum hybrids being demonstrated by the company at the R&D Farm, Nandigama, Patancheruvu. Drs. Aruna and Harip‐rasanna, Principal Scientists (Plant Breeding) also partici‐pated in this field visit.
Dr. Y Yogeshwar Rao, Research Director, Vikky’s Agri Sciences showed the test hybrids and checks evaluated at the demon‐stration block. The research programmes of the company with respect to parental line development for hybrid breed‐ing was also explained to the Director. Five grain sorghum hybrids (IIMR‐H1, H2, H3, H4 and H5) along with five checks viz., Hytech 3201, Nu Genes NSH‐18, VJH 540, VJH 549 and VJH 575 have been demonstrated. The IIMR hybrids showed very good performance over the checks. Dr. Rao informed that hybrids with short plant height and short duration are in demand both during rainy season and summer season. The company is targeting the area of Eastern Marathwada region of Maharashtra where summer sorghum is grown. The com‐pany has developed nearly 100 CMS and restorer lines, and planning to use the newly developed parental lines for devel‐oping test crosses and evaluation during the ensuing season. Memorandum of Agreements M/s Armoor Hybrid Seeds, Armoor, A memorandum of agreement between ICAR‐IIMR and M/s Armoor Hybrid Seeds, Armoor, Nizamabad Dt. Telangana was signed on 01March, 2017, to produce and market CSH 24 MF and its parental lines. Dr Vilas A Tonapi, Director – IIMR on behalf of IIMR and Mr. A Santosh Reddy, Managing
Director on behalf of M/s Armoor Hybrid Seeds, Armoor, signed and exchanged the agreement. The agreement was facilitated by Dr. M Elangovan, Principal Scientist and Dr B Dayakar Rao, Principal Investigator – CoE‐Sorghum, IIMR. M/s. Adarsha Sendriya Mahila Paraspara Saha-yaka Sahakara Samiti, Motakondur. Agreement between ICAR‐IIMR‐Hyderabad and M/s Adarsha Sendriya Mahila paraspara Sahayaka Sahakara Samiti, Mota‐kondur, Yadadri District, Telangana was signed on 23 March, 2018 to produce grain under IIMR project during Rabi‐ 2017. Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director – IIMR on behalf of IIMR and Smt. M Nagalakshmi and Smt. G Sabita signed the agreement on behalf of M/s Adarsha Sendriya Mahila Paraspara Sahayaka Sahakara Samiti, Motakondur signed and exchanged the agreement. The agreement was facilitated by Dr. C San‐gappa, Scientist, IIMR. Mr. P. Ram Reddy, Medchal Memorandum of Agreement between ICAR‐IIMR‐Hyderabad
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and Mr. P Ram Reddy, S/o Sai Reddy Ravalkol village, Medchal, was signed on 23 March, 2017. Where Mr. Ram Reddy, Sheep Stockman will supply Ram and Lambs for “Farmers First” pro‐gramme. Dr. Vilas A Tonapi, Director – IIMR on behalf of IIMR and P Ram Reddy signed and exchanged the agreement. The agreement was facilitated by Dr. C Sangappa, Scientist, IIMR. M/s Malleshwara Agro Agencies, Bellary. Memorandum of Agreement between ICAR‐IIMR and M/s Malleshwara Agro Agencies, Yerragudi village, Bellary District, Karnataka was signed the renewal agreement on 25 March, 2017, to produce and market CSH 24 MF and its parental lines.
Dr Vilas A Tonapi, Director – IIMR on behalf of IIMR and Mr. K Anil Kumar Reddy, Mr. Ayub Khanon behalf of M/s Mallesh‐wara Agro Agencies, Yerragudi village, Bellary District signed and exchanged the agreement. The agreement was facilitated by Drs. AV Umakanth, Principal Scientist and C Sangappa, Sci‐entists, IIMR
अतः वतर्मान समय म खानपान म हो रहे पिरवतर्न की ि थित म यह कैलडर वा य के प्रित जाग क लोग के िलए उपयोगी िस ध होगा। आधं्र प्रदेश के िविभ न धान पड़ती क्षेत्र म वार प्रक्षेत्र िदवस भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद के वारा कृिष िवभाग, आधं्र प्रदेश, कद्रीय तंबाकू अनुसंधान सं थान, राजमंड्री के क वाचेलार् म ि थत कृिष िवज्ञान कद्र एवं सवर् ी राही सी स, राजमंड्री के संयुक्त त वावधान म 2 माचर्, 2017 को आधं्र प्रदेश के पूवीर् गोदावरी िज़ले म िसतानगरम ् मंडल के रपाका ग्राम म वार कृषक िदवस का आयोजन िकया गया । इस कायर्क्रम म 200 से यादा कद न कृषक ने भाग िलया । इस कायर्क्रम म हमारे सं थान से डॉ. बी सु बारायुडु तथा डॉ. सीएच शिशधर रे डी ने सिक्रय प से भाग िलया । भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद के वारा 8 माचर्, 2017 को गुंटूर िज़ले के अथोटा ग्राम म कृषक िदवस का आयोजन िकया गया । वहां पर भाकअनुसं के वारा धान-पड़ती हेतु उपयकु्त 10 कृ य िक म का प्रक्षेत्र प्रदशर्न िकया गया । इस कायर्क्रम म हमारे सं थान से डॉ. बी सु बारायुडु तथा डॉ. सीएच शिशधर रे डी ने सिक्रय प से भाग िलया । रबी 2016-17 के डस परीक्षण का अनुवीक्षण : डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक, भाकअनुसं ने डॉ. के हिरप्रस ना, नोडल अिधकारी तथा डॉ. बी अमिस धा तथा डॉ. सी दीिपका, सह-नोडल अिधकािरय की उपि थित म 20 माचर्, 2017 को सं थान म आयोिजत डस परीक्षण का अनुवीक्षण िकया । डॉ. सी अ णा, प्रधान वैज्ञािनक (पादप प्रजनन) एवं प्रधान अ वेषक, धा य वार, अभासअनुप भी अनुवीक्षण के दौरान उपि थत थे । डॉ. के हिरप्रस ना ने परीक्षण के अतंगर्त प्रयुक्त िविभ न उ मीदवार िक म हेतु दावा िकए गए लक्षण एवं उनकी उिभ यिक्त के संबंध म जानकारी प्रदान की । प्राथिमक आकंड़ े संचयन हेत ु उ राखंड़ का दौरा : कद न के प्राथिमक आकंड़ के संचयन हेत ुडॉ. दीप नारायण मुखजीर् के वारा 3-9 माचर्, 2017 के दौरान उ राखंड़ के अ मोड़ा एवं बागे वरी िज़ल का दौरा िकया गया तथा कुल 120 कृषक का सवक्षण िकया गया । थानांतरण : डॉ. सुजय रिक्षत, प्रधान वैज्ञािनक, भाकअनुसं का िनदेशक, भारतीय मक्का अनसुधंान सं थान, लुिधयाना के पद पर चयन होने के कारण उ ह 23 माचर्, 2017 को एवं ी सरोज कुमार िसहं, प्रशासिनक अिधकारी के भारतीय जल प्रबंधन सं थान म थानांतरण हो जाने के कारण उ ह 31 माचर्, 2017 को कायर्भार मुक्त िकया गया । भाकअनुसं पिरवार उक्त दोन अिधकािरय के सफल एवं उ वल भिव य की कामना करता है । अितिथ याख्यान : डॉ. एम एलंगोवन, प्रधान वैज्ञािनक ने वन पित िवज्ञान िवभाग, अ नामलै िव विव यालय, तिमलनाडु म 22 माचर् 2017 को िरसट एडवांसेस इन लांट साइंसेस पर आयोिजत संगोि ठ को दौरान ग्लोबल टेटस ऑफ िमले स जेनेिटक िरसोसस पर अितिथ याख्यान िदया । कद न टाल: प्रथम रा ट्रीय कृिष उ यमी स मेलन 2017 म भाकअनुसं टाल रा ट्रीय कृिष िव तार प्रबंध सं थान (मनेैज), हैदराबाद के वारा 07-09 माचर्, 2017 के दौरान हैदराबाद के नैकलेस रोड पर आयोिजत पहले रा ट्रीय कृिष उ यमी स मेलन 2017 म भाकअनुसं के वारा िमलेट टाल लगाया गया । उक्त स मेलन के दौरान 1500 से
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इस पित्रका के संपादकगण डॉ. महेश कुमार, ी सुनील कुमार तथा डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप ह । पित्रका का मुख्य उ दे य सं थान की अनुसंधान एवं िवकास गितिविधय को उनके प्रयोक्ता तक पहंुचाना है । इस वषर् सं थान के वारा कद न के प्रचाराथर् िमलेट कैलडर 2017 का भी प्रकाशन िकया गया । यह िवभािषक (िहदंी-अगें्रजी) प म प्रकािशत कैलडर केवल कैलडर न होकर लोग तक कद न की सामा य जानकारी पहंुचाएगा तथा उनके वा यवधर्क गुण की संिक्ष त जानकारी प्रदान करेगा । कैलडर के िपछले पृ ठ पर उस कद न से बनाए जा सकने वाले यंजन को बनाने की िविध बताई
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यादा लोग ने टाल का दौरा िकया । सु ी आर गीता, ीमती बी ल मी एवं ी िदनेश देवासी के सहयोग से डॉ. संग पा, वैज्ञािनक ने उक्त टाल का सम वय िकया । रा ट्रीय कृिष उ नित मेला 2017 म भाकअनुसं टाल : भाकृअनुप – भारतीय कद न अनुसंधान सं थान, हैदराबाद ने भाकृअनुप – भारतीय कृिष अनुसंधान सं थान, नई िद ली म 15-17 माचर् के दौरान आयोिजत कृिष उ नित मेला 2017 म िमलेट टाल लगाया । देश के िविभ न थान से आए 3000 से यादा कृषक व गणमा य लोग ने टाल का दौरा िकया । उक्त मेले के दौरान आगंतुक को कद न की मू य-वधर्न प्रौ योिगिकय के संबधं म जानकारी प्रदान की गई तथा िमलेट के ईटराइट उ पाद की िबक्री भी की गई । डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक एवं डॉ. बी दयाकर राव, प्रधान वैज्ञािनक के िदशा-िनदश म डॉ. महेश कुमार, तकनीकी अिधकारी (राभा) तथा ी सनुील कुमार, विर ठ तकनीकी सहायक, भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद ने
उक्त टाल का सम वय िकया । कॉ फ्रश ऑन एक्नॉिमक्स िडज शर्न 2017 म भाकअनुसं टाल भारतीय कद न अनुसंधान सं थान, हैदराबाद ने 24-25 माचर्, 2017 को कॉ फ्रश ऑन एक्नॉिमक्स िडज शर्न के दौरान कद न आधािरत वा यवधर्क उ पाद का प्रदशर्न िकया । उक्त स मेलन के दौरान
1500 से यादा लोग ने टाल का दौरा िकया । सु ी आर गीता, ीमती बी ल मी एवं ी िदनेश देवासी के सहयोग से डॉ. सगं पा,
वैज्ञािनक ने उक्त टाल का सम वय िकया । ल ध-प्रित ठ आगंतुक वषार् परवतीर् वार हेतु फसल मॉडिलगं के क्षेत्र म भाकअनुसं-इिक्रसेट की भावी सहभािगता डॉ. जन खोलोवा, वैज्ञािनक (पादप काियर्की), इिक्रसेट, पटनचे ने 24 माचर्, 2017 को सं थान का दौरा िकया तथा उ ह ने वषार् परवतीर् वार हेतु फसल मॉडिलगं के क्षेत्र म भाकअनुसं-इिक्रसेट की भावी
सहभािगता के संबंध म डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक एवं सं थान के अ य वैज्ञािनक के साथ िवचार-िवमशर् िकया । डॉ. एच एस तलवार ने इस बठैक का सम वय िकया । ी सुहास गोपीनाथ, मुख्य कायर्पालक अिधकारी, ग्लोबल आईएनसी,
बगलु ने 4 माचर्, 2017 को सं थान का दौरा िकया । ी सहुास गोपीनाथ ने डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप एवं सं थान के अ य वैज्ञािनक के साथ पर पर वातार् सत्र म भाग िलया । डॉ. ए के यास, सहायक महािनदेशक (मा.सं.िव.), भाकृअनुप ने 31 माचर्, 2017 को सं थान का दौरा िकया । डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक ने उ ह सं थान म संचािलत अनुसधंान गितिविधय के संबंध म संिक्ष त जानकारी प्रदान की । आगंतुक : डॉ. एमसीआरएचआरडी सं थान के प्रिशक्षािथर्य को सिक्रय प्रिशक्षण : डॉ. एमसीआर मानव संसाधन िवकास सं थान, हैदराबाद म सूखा प्रबंधन िवषय पर तीन िदवसीय प्रिशक्षण कायर्क्रम के 25 प्रिशक्षािथर्य ने 3 माचर्, 2017 को भाकअनुसं का दौरा िकया । यहां पर उ ह सूखा सिह ण ु कद न उ पादन प्रौ योिगिकय के संबंध म जानकारी प्रदान की । उ ह ने सं थान वारा िनिमर्त मू य-विधर्त कद न उ पाद की सराहना की । कृिष प्रौ योिगकी प्रबंधन अिभकरण (आ मा) के पदािधकािरय हेतु सिक्रय प्रिशक्षण आ मा, गुंटूर से 45 कृिष एवं िव तार अिधकािरय ने 8 माचर्, 2017 को भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद का दौरा िकया । उ ह नवीनतम वार
उ पादन काय एवं िविवध वार उ पाद के िनमार्ण के बारे म जानकारी प्रदान की गई । डॉ. आर आर चापके ने उक्त दौरे का सम वय िकया । उ र प्रदेश से कृषक: प्रज्ञा सेवा सिमित, फतेपरु, उ र प्रदेश से 26 प्रगितशील कृषक के समूह ने 18 माचर् 2017 को सं थान का दौरा िकया । डॉ. आर आर चापके, प्रधान वैज्ञािनक ने उ ह खरीफ वार की उ पादन प्रौ योिगिकय के सबंंध म जानकारी प्रदान की । कनार्टक से कृषक: कनार्टक के को पल िज़ले से 15 कृषक के समूह ने 10 माचर् 2017 को सं थान का दौरा िकया । डॉ. संग पा, वैज्ञािनक ने उ ह कद न की खेती के संबंध म संिक्ष त जानकारी प्रदान की । डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप के वारा वार संकर प्रदशर्न का िनरीक्षण डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक, भाकअनुसं ने सं थान के धा य वार संकर के प्रदशर्न के िनरीक्षण हेतु 21 माचर् 2017 को
िवक्कीस एिग्रसाइंसेस प्रा.िल., हैदराबाद के अनुसंधान एवं िवकास प्रक्षेत्र, नंदीगाम, पटनचे का दौरा िकया । करार ज्ञापन: सवर् ी अमूर्र हायिब्रड सी स, अमूर्र: भाकृअनुप-भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद एवं सवर् ी अमूर्र हायिब्रड सी स, अमूर्र के म य 1 माचर्, 2017 को सीएसएच 24 एमएफ तथा उसके पैतकृ वंशक्रम के उ पादन एवं बाजार म प्र तुत करने हेतु भाकअनुस ंकी ओर से डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक तथा सवर् ी अमूर्र हायिब्रड सी स की ओर से ी ए संतोष रे डी, प्रबंध िनदेशक के वारा करार ज्ञापन पर ह ताक्षर िकए गए । डॉ. एम एलंगोवन, प्रधान वैज्ञािनक तथा डॉ. बी दयाकर राव, प्रधान अ वेषक, वार पर उ कृ ट कद्र ने इस करार ज्ञापन को सुकर बनाया । सवर् ी आदशर् सद्रीय मिहला पर पर सहायक सहकार सिमित, मोतक डुर : भाकृअनुप-भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद एवं सवर् ी आदशर् सद्रीय मिहला पर पर सहायक सहकार सिमित, मोतक डुर, तेलंगाना के म य 23 माचर्, 2017 को भाकअनुसं पिरयोजना के अतंगर्त धा य उ पादन हेतु भाकअनुसं की ओर से डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक तथा सवर् ी आदशर् सद्रीय मिहला पर पर सहायक सहकार सिमित की ओर से ीमती नागल मी तथा ीमती जी सिबता के वारा करार ज्ञापन पर ह ताक्षर िकए गए। इस करार ज्ञापन को डॉ. सी संग पा, वैज्ञािनक ने सुकर बनाया । ी पी राम रे डी, मेडचल: भाकृअनुप-भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद एवं ी पी
राम रे डी, सुपुत्र ी साई रे डी, मेडचल के म य 23 माचर्, 2017 को फॉमर्र फ टर् प्रॉजेक्ट के अतंगर्त मेढ़ा एवं मेमना की आपूित र् हेतु डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक, भाकअनुसं तथा ी पी राम रे डी के वारा करार ज्ञापन पर ह ताक्षर िकए गए । इस करार ज्ञापन को डॉ. सी संग पा, वैज्ञािनक ने सुकर बनाया । सवर् ी मले वर एग्रो एजसी, बे लारी : भाकृअनुप-भाकअनुसं, हैदराबाद एवं सवर् ी मले वर एग्रो एजसी, बे लारी के म य 25 माचर्, 2017 को सीएसएच 24 एमएफ तथा उसके पैतकृ वंशक्रम के उ पादन एवं बाजार म प्र तुत करने हेतु भाकअनुसं की ओर से डॉ. िवलास ए टोणिप, िनदेशक तथा सवर् ी मले वर एग्रो एजसी की ओर से ी के अनील कुमार रे डी, ी अयूब खान के वारा करार ज्ञापन पर ह ताक्षर िकए गए । डॉ. सी अ णा रे डी, प्रधान वैज्ञािनक, डॉ. अिवनाश िसगंोड,े वैज्ञािनक एवं डॉ. बी दयाकर राव, प्रधान अ वेषक, वार पर उ कृ ट कद्र ने इस करार ज्ञापन को सुकर बनाया ।
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Meetings (M) / Symposia (S)/ Workshops (W)/ Trainings (T) Conferences (C) attended S. No
Name of the Official Participated in Type Venue Dates
1 Mahesh Kumar RajbhashaSangoshti organized by TOLIC (undertaking) BDL, Hyderabad
S Hotel Katriya towers, Hyderabad
3 March, 2017
2 V A Tonapi, B Dayakar Rao, C Sangappa and KV Raghavendra Rao
First National Agripreneurs Convention S Necklace Road, Hy‐derabad
7 March, 2017
3 B Dayakar Rao NIAS‐DST Training Programme on "Science, Technology and Innovation Policy"
T NIAS, Bengaluru 13 – 24 March, 2017
4 Vilas A Tonapi & Rajendra R Chapke
National workshop on Doubling Farmer’s in‐come through scaling‐ up
W Vivekananda Interna‐tional foundation (VIF), New Delhi
15‐16 March, 2017
5 P Mukesh National work shop on "Management and Impact assessment of Farmer First Project ‐ National level review and sensitization”
W NAARM, Hyderabad
18‐19 March 2017
6 Rajendra R Chapke meeting on review of progress of frontline demonstrations on sorghum 2016‐17 and pro‐posal for 2017‐18
M Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
21‐22 March, 2017
7 M Elangovan Two‐day National Seminar on “Recent Ad‐vances in Plant Sciences”
S Annamalai Univer‐sity, Annamalai Na‐gar, Tamil Nadu
22 March 2017
8 KBRS Visarada, Ch. Sashidhar Reddy, D Balakrishna & P Mukesh.
Conference on "Economic disruption‐ evolving regional growth architecture” by CII.
C CII, Hyderabad 25 March,2017
9 B Dayakar Rao IV‐ Meeting on Agriculture & Food Processing Committee Meeting of FTAPCCI
M Red Hills, Hyderabad 25 March, 2017
10 Vilas A Tonapi EFC review meeting M ICAR, New Delhi 27‐28 March, 2017
11 B Venkatesh Bhat Workshop on “Doubling farmers’ income” W PJTSAU, Hyderabad 28 March, 2017
12 B Venkatesh Bhat Meeting on finalization of Breeder seed indent for kharif 2018
M Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi
30 March, 2017