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ICAR highlights focus on agricultural development [1]

SHILLONG: Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Dr. Charan Das Mahant, visited ICAR Research Complex for NEH region, Umiam for a two day visit here on Saturday. During the visit, the MoS inaugurated the Phenomics facility at Plant Breeding division of ICAR-RC-NEH at Umiam.

While highlighting the organic strength of the region, he said, “The north eastern region has the capacity to be the next organic producer in the country, if agricultural development is spread through adoption of innovative research being done at ICAR and other State Agricultural Universities in the region”.

Publication Date: 
17/12/2012
Shillong Times (Shillong) [2]
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Meghalaya [3], Umiam [4], North East [5], Organic Farming [6], Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR) [7], Land Use [8], Climate Change [9], Food Safety [10], Agriculture [11]
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