ICAR trains 75 Swayampurna Mitras on tech in agri sector

Panaji: In a bid to develop Swayampurna Mitras as master trainers in agriculture, and to bridge the gap between demand and supply of agricultural commodities, scientists from the ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa, conducted a session on technologies developed by the institute to make Goa self-reliant in agriculture.

At the programme, 75 Swayampurna Mitras in agriculture from South Goa were trained by the experts. Director of planning, statistics and evaluation, Vijay Saxena, briefed them about the Swayampurna Goa 2.0 programme and how to achieve it. The technical session included presentations by section in-charges of ICAR-CCARI and the ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra.

ICAR-CCARI director Parveen Kumar elaborated on the achievements made in agriculture in the country over the last 70 years. He also highlighted the issues faced by the agri sector in Goa and suggested measures to mitigate them.