WEBINAR ON PROTECTED CULTIVATION CONDUCTED BY CIHs

Central Institute of Horticulture, DAC & FW, Ministry of Agriculture, GOI, Medziphema, conducted a Webinar on the topic “Protected Cultivation in North East India: Prospects, Issues and Solutions” on 11th July 2020 through Google Meet platform. The objective of the Webinar was aimed to develop the overall understanding of protected cultivation structures, climate control systems, planning and maintaining the crops, irrigation and fertigation, soil media, and plant protection.

Dr. B.N.S. Murthy, Horticulture Commissioner, GOI, was invited as the Chief Guest for the Webinar, Dr. N.K.Patle, Dy. Commissioner DAC & FW cum Director incharge CIH was as the moderator of the programme. The speaker was Dr. Anand Zambre, Executive Director, NCPAH and Shri. Santosh Ranjane from KF Bioplants Pvt. Ltd was also invited as an expert to present lecture on horticulture related biotechnologies. The participants included entrepreneurs, farmers, research scholars, scientists and officers from various institutes and departments from all over India. Altogether 215 participants joined and interacted in the programme.