Port Blair, July 11: Knowledge Sharing Meet was held at ICAR NEH, Barapani, on 9th July, 2013   ,wherein Dr S.V.Ngachan  Director,   ICAR, Research Complex was the Chief Guest , Dr. M.Datta Joint Director,ICAR Research complex for NEH Region ,Tripura Centre was the Guest of Honour and Dr. S. Damroy, Director ,CARI, Port Blair presided over the KSM.

Speaking on the occasion the Chief Guest Dr. S.V.Ngachan , Director , ICAR NEH Region lauded  the effort of CARI,Port Blair in coming forward to share the possible technologies in agriculture, and allied fields for possible intervention in the tribal areas for their socio-economic upliftment. He stressed on the demand of animal protein, since 95% of the population are meat consuming and also urged the visiting scientists from CARI, Port Blair to make use of the portal "KIRAN" for sharing the technologies available so that the information is disseminated to larger audience. 

Dr.S.Dam Roy, Director, CARI, in his presidential address said that the diversity of North Eastern States both in terms of agro and cultural biodiversity is enormous, perhaps the largest congregation of tribal India, hence, it is an opportunity to intervene through capacity building and demonstration programmes on the need based technologies at the farmers field in participatory mode by joining hands with ICAR Complex, NEH.  He thanked the Director, Joint Director’s, HOD’s & Scientists of ICAR Research Complex, Barapani for their  kind support and help for conducting the KSM.

The heads of the division from CARI and the ICAR complex NEH also shared and discussed on technological options for livelihood of the tribal farmers.