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22 September 2020
FAO India in collaboration with the Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) organized and facilitated a virtual meeting with representatives of the poultry industry and related organizations on September 22, 2020. This meeting was conducted with the aim of raising awareness of the poultry industry on the rational use of...
15 September 2020
The Indian Network for Fisheries and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance (INFAAR) constituted by the Government of India (GoI), held its fifth advisory board, and third annual meetings, virtually on September 14-15, 2020. The Advisory Board meeting was co-chaired by the Deputy Director Generals for Animal Sciences and Fisheries of the Indian Council...
04 September 2020
On September 04, 2020, a virtual training session on “Integrated Pest Management for Maize Crop with special reference to Fall Armyworm (FAW) in North East Hill (NEH) region" was conducted by FAO India and the Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR) of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) for...
03 August 2020
As a part of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) “Strengthening capacities for nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems in India” project, a tutor briefing workshop was organized in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), between July 15 and August 3, 2020. FAO Representative...
28 July 2020
The Green-Ag Project State Inception workshop inauguration programme, was held in Aizwal to inform and orient different stakeholders about the project objective.  The Green-Ag project aims to catalyse sustainable transformation of Indian agriculture, without compromising the country’s food security and farmers’ income. The project seeks to mainstream biodiversity, climate change, and...