National Symposium on Biodiversity of Assam
A two day long National Symposium on Biodiversity of Assam : Status, Development and Conservation has been organised by the Assam Science Society on 4-5 December, 2010 at Assam Science Society Bhaban, Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity. Professor A C Bhagabati , Former Vic-Chancellor, R. G. University, Arunachal Pradesh and Dr. S. K. Choudhury, Director, Assam Science ,Technology and Environment Council will grace the occasion as Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respectively.
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The Assam government has urged the Centre to support the cold-chain development project in Assam for the benefit of farmers and consumers. Agriculture Minister Nilamani Sen Deka said here on 13,12.13 that during the last decade, the State had witnessed significant growth in the horticultural sector but due to non-existence of cold-chain, the post-harvest loss in the State was to the tune of 40 per cent.The productivity of total fruits in Assam was estimated to be 12.80 MT per hectare, which is higher than the national average of 11.70 MT/ha during 2010-11. During 2011-12, the State produced 17.75 lakh fruits and 45.14 lakh MT of vegetables but incurred loss due to lack of cold-chain in the...
Hundreds of farmers throng Crop Seminar, namely, ‘Amar Pother, Amar Kotha’, organized by the Doordarshan Kendra( DDK), Guwahati in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, held at Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK), Barpeta, Howly on 9th November, 2013 and participated in an intimate interaction programme with the agricultural scientists and agricultural officers. The seminar was telecasted live by the Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati in DD 1 and DD 13 (North East) Channel from 3pm to 5.00pm. Debendra Nath Basumatari, Dy. Director General, Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati has inaugurated the programme by lighting of the lamp. Dr. M K Das, Director of Animal Husbandry &...
1st Assam International AGRI HORTI Show 2014 will be held on January 8-12, 2014, at College of Veterinary Science Playground, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India. It is the first ever International exposition organized in Assam for innovation and inspiration in horticulture, floriculture, agriculture, food and allied sectors. The five day platform will feature speakers on various aspects related to policy, consumer preferences, and innovations in the agricultural sector in general and addressing topical critical issues of agriculture, horticulture and floriculture sectors in particular. The target participation includes farmers, national and international buyers, government,...
With the onion price issue on the boil, Assam government is escalating its local cultivation to plug the drainage of revenue for procurement from other States. In this connection, CM's Onion Mission launched in Assam. Additional 2000 ha of land will be brought under onion cultivation this year in Assam. As spiralling prices of onion continue to burn holes in consumers’ pockets with retail prices hovering around Rs. 70 or 80 a kilogram, the Assam government has decided to grow onions in a mission mode in the State to make this high value perishable commodity locally available at a cheaper price and reduce the flight of State’s revenue in its procurement from outside.According to the...
Under the initiative of Nawab Imdad Ali Ahmed, District Nodal Officer (Horticulture), Kamrup , 10 nos. of Vegetables Sale Counter are opened at Dhakhin Sarania, Beltola Bazar Tinilali, Kerakuchi-Bakrapara, Lalmati Popular Market , Patarkuchi, Ganeshguri- Hengerabari Road, Chandmari, Borbari-Hengerabari, Noonmati Salbari and Zoo-Bye Lane under National Vegetables Initiative for Urban Cluster (NVIUC), a scheme implemented by the Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam. Moreover, 8 nos. of Mobile Vegetables Sale Counter are operating in different places of Guwahati city. Vegetables growers and Byers are mutually benefited from this initiative.
Agricultural Development Circle under the “Bring Green Revolution to Eastern India” (BGREI) programme has started mechanized paddy plantation at Mirza Circle in 200 hectare area, covering 4 nos. of Pother Porishalana Somittee. This programme introduces a new paddy variety "Swarna Sub-1, which is flood resistant. The inaugural programme was witnessed by top officials from Agricultural department.
The Directorate of Horticulture & Food Processing, Assam (DHFP,Assam) has planned to promote Roof Top Gardening in Assam with a planned manner. Initially, the Directorate has organized a Workshop cum Seminar on Roof Top Gardening to be held on July 16 at the Auditorium of Krishak Niwas, Directorate of Agriculture Campus, Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati. Interested participators are requested to apply in plain paper with detail address, mobile no., e-mail address etc. to the Director of Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati-22 on or before July 15. The selection of the participants will be made on first come first chance basis. Interested persons may contact Mowsam...
In an attempt to supply quality disease free planting material to the farmers, a Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory has been set-up by Sreedhar Apex Biotech in Bagbahar (Dwarbond) village of Cachar under Horticulture Mission for North-East and Himalayan States (HMNEHS) 2012-13.This Laboratory will be inaugurate by Nilamani Sen Deka, Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam on July 10 next.This Tissue Culture Lab is the first Private Sector laboratory of its kind and is sponsored by Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing, Assam under HMNEHS 2012-13.This laboratory is expected to supply 15 Lakhs quality planting materials of various Horticultural Crops like...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is going to launch Chief Minister’s Special Floriculture Mission for the small and marginal farmers of Assam. In this connection, the State Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing Minister Nilamani Sen Deka have taken special initiative to formulate the Mission. Accordingly, the Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing , Assam ( DHFP, Assam) has proposed to increase area under flower cultivation upto 5000 ha during 2013-14 through Mission Mode approach under the banner of Chief Minister’s Special Floriculture Mission, bringing an additional area of 3200 ha under cultivation. It may mention that, floriculture is a promising...
Union Tourism Secretary Pervez Dewan has asked the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to remove a line in the class 10 geography textbooks that tells that tourism has not been encouraged in the north-east and interior parts of the Himalayas for “strategic reasons”. The Secretary has informed the petitioner Kavya Barnadhya Hazarika, a Class XI student at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior School, Guwahati, that he had requested NCERT to remove the “careless sentence”.
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