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ICAR-CTCRI organised Stakeholders Meet

Developing vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems is the key to create sustainable tuber crops value chain-based businesses in India. The tropical tubers, which are popular secondary staples in India, are now gradually assuming the role of health and wellness foods, thanks to biofortified varieties and innovative products developed ta ICAR- CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram. While sweet potato is occupying health and wellness space, the traditional industrial crops like cassava and its products are creating viable export-based business opportunities for the current and future entrepreneurs.

Swachhta Pakhwada Report- ICAR-CTCRI

On 16 December, the Swachhata Pakhwada inaugural program was started at HQ and RS of ICAR-CTCRI and the Director(i/c), Dr.Manas Ranjan Sahoo at HQ and Dr.K.Laxminarayana, Head of RS at Bhubaneswar, administered the pledge to the staff members of the institute. Disposal of old items (scarp items/other unserviceable equipments etc.) and related cleaning of old file/record rooms was organized. was taken up and the auction procedure by the administration committee is under process

Training for Scientist of ICAR-CTCRI at IMG, Thiruvananthapuram

Training on Personality Development was organised for the scientists (19 scientists) of ICAR-CTCRI from 18 to 20 December, 2024 at the Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Thiruvananthapuram. Two days training was at IMG and one day was at ICAR-CTCRI. The inaugural programme of the training was at IMG on 18th December. Sessions were arranged on professional excellence through personal excellence, government procurement procedures, AI tools for academic and research excellence and interpersonal communication. The training comprised theory and practical sessions.

ICAR- CTCRI ORGANISED INDUSTRY MEET IN BHUBANESWAR

Vitamin-rich orange-fleshed and anthocyanin-rich purple-fleshed sweet potatoes are the in-thing in alleviating micronutrient malnutrition and addressing many health issues, according to ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI). Business giants like Pepsico participated in a Business Meet, a first of its kind, organised by CTCRI, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha being the state which produces about 40% sweet potato in India. Realizing the importance of biofortified sweet potato in tribal food system, CTCRI has distributed over 40 lakh vine cuttings and six tonnes of biofortified tubers to tribal areas in Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Kerala, and Jharkhand since 2020, said P. Sethuraman Sivakumar, principal scientist and leader of the event.

CTCRI INKS PACT WITH C-DAC

ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Thiruvananthapuram for R&D in agriculture automation, crop management, robotics, AI/ML driven agriculture solutions, IoT sensors, geospatial data-driven applications and edge embedded systems. G. Byju, director, CTCRI and K.R. Rajesh, Senior Director and Head, Strategic Electronics Group, C-DAC exchanged the MoU in a function held at CTCRI on Tuber Crops Day 2024 which was inaugurated by noted poet Murugan Katakana. E. Sreekumar, director, Institute of Advanced Virology graced the occasion.

Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav programme

An awareness programme was conducted in the MGMG adopted village namely Karakulam on 25.11.2024. The programme focused on the theme Disease management in tuber crops. The gathering was welcomed by Dr. Sheela Immanuel, Principal Scientist, ICAR- CTCRI. She briefed on the MGMG initiative and its implementation in the adopted villages in Kerala and Bhubaneswar. The chief guest of the programme,Shri. S. Suresh Kumar, Ward Member, Ayanikadu, inaugurated the programme and appreciated the Institute for bringing the technologies to the villages and also accentuated the significance of tuber crops in the lives of the people.

PUBLICATIONS

CTCRI Vision 2050 provides an oppurtunity to evaluate the relevance of tropical tuber crops in food security by introspecting the accomplishment and visualizing the challenges this sector may face in future. It also critically examines possible scenario of operating environment.