Dignitaries and others during collaborative meeting on promotion of Pulses in NE Region.
Kohima, October 17 (MExN): A collaboration meeting on “Promotion of Pulses in North East Region” was held at Kohima Science College, Jotsoma (KSCJ) with the Principal, HoD, PI, scholars and Scientist from ICAR-IIPR Kanpur, UP and AICRP on Kharif Pulses, SAS, NU Medziphema Campus on October 11.
During the meeting, Dr Samadangla Ao, Associate Professor and Dezielhunuo Kiso Ph.D scholar of KSCJ updated on the chickpea research and trainings provided to the farmers of Kohima for promotion of chickpea production in Kohima, Nagaland.
Dr Temjenwabang, Principal and Dr Wenyitso Kapfo, Head Department of Botany, KSCJ highlighted the essentials of Pulses research and expressed appreciations for the recognition and funding support provided by the ICAR-IIPR Kanpur.
Dr Anup Chandra, Senior Scientist (Entomology), ICAR-IIPR Co-nodal officer for promotion of Pulses in NE Region apprised on the importance of Pulses crops and opportunities to work for promotion of Pulses in Northeast Region.
Dr Lawrence Kithan, Scientist (Agronomy), Dr Akumla Longchar Scientist (Plant Breeding) and Kavi Sumi, Scientist (Plant Pathology) from AICRP, SAS, NU Medziphema emphasized on the collaborative effort among researcher to develop Nagaland specific varieties of pulses and criticality of connecting with farmers for successful implementation of pulses production in Nagaland.
