With a view to promote sustainable agriculture and climate resilient farming systems ICAR signed a MoU with to facilitate the action research and up-scaling of the various technologies and innovative farmer models developed by the ICAR.
These models include the successful climate resilient practices, models and integrated and hi-tech farming practices in a participatory model through adoptive research on watershed platform.
Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) and Shri Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman, NABARD signed the MoU in New Delhi on Friday. They emphasized on the capacity building of the farmers of the country.
The MoU is for taking up site-specific transfer of technologies under sustainable agriculture, integrated farming system, crop intensification, agro-forestry, plantation and horticulture, animal sciences, agri-engineering, etc., including post-harvest technologies.
Further, the ICAR through its large network will support the training and capacity building of channel partners and NABARD Officers.