Progress, future projects discussed at SAC meeting
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 14 2023:
The 16th Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting was held at ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Churachandpur, under ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre on Tuesday.
The meeting was chaired by Dr VK Mishra, director ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, and co-chaired by director ATARI Dr AK Mohanty.
The meeting was conducted in hybrid mode where dignitaries and members including Nodal Cell ICAR, heads of the ICAR-KVKs and subject experts joined through online platform.
Dr Arnab Sen, joint director ICAR-RC, Manipur, physically chaired the Churachandpur session along with principal scientist Dr I Meghachandra Singh, AC to DC S Khaikhopau Ngaihte, senior scientist, scientist from ICAR Manipur Centre, officials from state Government line departments (forest, horticulture & soil science, agriculture, fishery, veterinary), other stakeholders (NABARD & NYK) and progressive farmers of the district.
The meeting highlighted the progress and achievement report and activities of KVK Churachandpur, coupled with proposal for action plan for the next upcoming year 2023.Dr L Somendro Singh, head i/c, presented the annual report 2022-23 and action plan 2023-24.The meeting also stressed the need for more emphasis on key issue of national flagship programmes and activities pertaining to result-oriented themes of the farmers.
The house unanimously congratulated KVK Churachandpur for the good work and encouraged the same to continue the good cause.