A new whole pod edible dual purpose pea Arka Apoorva was released at Institute level

Garden pea (Pisum sativum L. var. hortense) also called sweet pea is a choice vegetable grown for its shelled green seeds rich in protein (7.2 %).  In India, it is grown in an area of 0.35 million ha. with the production of 2.91 million metric tonnes and productivity is 8.31 t/ha. In garden peas, though whole mature fresh pods are purchased by the consumer, the fibrous pod walls are discarded and only...

Success story of integrated farming for enhancing livelihood

Enhancing productivity from the available piece of land has been a continuous effort under the NAIP sub-project Sustainable livelihood improvement through integrated freshwater aquaculture, horticulture and livestock development in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sambalpur districts of Orissa.  The integration of the various interventions has already started bearing fruits …. literally !!

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Interface meeting of ICAR scientists, Horticulture officers and farmers at Rayagada, Odisha

A team consisting of Scientists of ICAR, namely  Dr. G.S.Prakash, Ex HOD, Fruit crop, IIHR Bangalore , Dr. H.S.Singh,  Head, CHES-IIHR, BBSR, Dr. R.A. Marathe, Principal Scientist,  NRC for  Pomogranate, Solapur (MS), Dr. S.D.Pandey, Principal Scientist,  NRC for Litchi Mujaffarpur, Dr. Raju M. Kurien, Principal Scientist, IIHR, Dr. A.D.Huchche, Principal Scientist,  NRC for...