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WEBINAR ONRevitalizing Horticulture through

Strategic Postharvest Interventions

Uttar BangaKrishiViswavidyalaya (UBKV) has been established in 2001 at Pundibari of Cooch Behar district

of West Bengal with a purpose to serve the farming community of remote districts North Bengal region

though imparting Education, conducting need based Research and participating in Transfer of Technology.

This University is running a research project entitle Smart curricula delivery through virtual classrooms as

Communication Linked Interface for Cultivating Knowledge and online courses under the National

Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)-1C Innovation Grant. The objectives of this project are

Leverage the Intellectual excellence beyond boundaries of a classroom/conference room through creating

facilities of Virtual Classroom/Smart Classroom, to strengthen computer labs for better access to curricula

content delivered through smart classrooms to overcome the time and space constraints and capacity

building to improve the domain knowledge. The present National Level WEBINAR is organized for in-depth

deliberation on available scientific knowledge and opportunities in Post Harvest Management System

during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic situation. To create the awareness and make a fruitful discussion

among the scientists, faculty members, post graduate students of agricultural sciences and other

stakeholders, the Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya is going to organize the present NATIONAL WEBINAR

entitled 'Revitalizing Horticulture through Strategic Post Harvest Interventions'

LIVE

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari Cooch Behar, WB-736165

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

CHIEF PATRON

PATRONS

DR. CHIRANTAN CHATTOPADHYAY, Vice-Chancellor, UBKV

CONVENERProf. Prodyut Kr. Paul

Nodal Officer & PI, NAHEP, IG &Dean, Faculty of Horticulture &

Registrar, UBKV

Prof. Dibyendu MukhopadhyayDean,Faculty of Agriculture

Prof. Bidhan RoyDean, Students' Welfare

Prof. Ashok ChoudhuryDirector of Research.

Prof. Soumen MaitraDean, Post Graduate Studies.

Prof. Prabhat Kr. PalDirector Extension Education

Prof. Prodyut Kr. PaulDean, Faculty of Horticulture

Dr. Rupak Sarkar, DeanFaculty of Technology

CO-ORDINATORS

ORGANIZING SECRETARY

Prof. Ranjit Chatterjee | Dr. Nilesh Bhowmick | Dr. Ashish Das | Dr. Gopal Shukla

Dr. Sovik Deb | Dr. Sankalpa Ojha | Mr. Subinoy Deb, Project Assistant, NAHEP

Mr. Washim Akram Baig, IT Personnel, Graphics, NAHEP

Dr. Nilesh Bhowmick, Head, Dept. of Pomology & Post Harvest Technology, UBKV

About the SpeakersDr. Zora Singh Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, WA State Agricultural Biotechnology

Centre at the College of Science, Health, Engineering & Education

Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia

His research interest primarily focuses on Production Technology, Postharvest

Physiology, and Genetic transformation of fruit and other horticultural crops.

Development of gene transfer technology in mango: I developed successful gene

transfer and complete plant regeneration technology in mango

Dr. Asgar Ali Warsi Professor of Postharvest Physiology and Technology (Food Systems) and

Director, Centre of Excellence for Postharvest Biotechnology

University of Nottingham Malaysia.

He has established and is the Director of the internationally recognized Centre of

Excellence for Postharvest Biotechnology (CEPB) at the University of Nottingham.

His areas of specialization include Food Systems, Postharvest Technology, Food

Processing and Food Technology. He has led several National and International

projects worth more than RM 13million as PI & CI. He has around 200 numbers of

publications of which some being ranked within the “Top 25 Hottest Articles by

Science Direct”. He is the Associate Editor for Journal of Horticultural Science and

Biotechnology and Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK

Dr. Ram Krishna PalEx-Director, ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate and

Ex-Head, Division of Post Harvest Technology

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute.

He has served Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), India in different

capacities for over 25 yrs. Prof. Pal made remarkable contribution in PG teaching,

research and extension in the area of Post-Harvest Management of Horticultural

Produce during the past three decades. Most Significant achievement of Dr.R.K.Pal

is the transfer of technologies of Controlled Atmosphere storage of fruits and

vegetables to commercial PSU having 12000 MT CA store that benefitted the

consumers with availability of quality apples round the year.

DR. NILESH BHOWMICK (nilesh@ubkv.ac.in)

Head, Dept. of Pomology &

Post Harvest Technology &

Member, NAHEP, IG, UBKV

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV)

Pundibari, Cooch Behar, WB-736165

CONTACT

Programme/Lecture Speakers Schedule(IST)

9.00-9.10 hrs

9.10-9.15 hrs

9.15-9.30 hrs

9.30-10.30 hrs

10.45-11.45 hrs

12.00-13.00 hrs

13.15-13.30 hrs

Highlight of WEBINAR

Prof. Prodyut Kr. PaulNodal Of�icer & PI, NAHEP, IG &Dean, Faculty of Horticulture &

Registrar, UBKV

Welcome Address Prof. Soumen MaitraDean, Post Graduate Studies , UBKV

Inaugural Address Dr. Chirantan ChattaopadhyayHon’ble Vice -Chancellor, UBKV

InvitedTalk -1Challenges and thrusts in Postharvest handling of fresh horticultural produce –

an overview

Prof. Zora SinghCentre for Crop and Food Innovation, WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre at the College of Science, Health, Engineering & Education, Murdoch University, Perth,

Western AustraliaInvitedTalk -2

Entrepreneurship Opportunity on Postharvest Value Chain of Horticultural Crops u nder Covid -19 Scenario

Dr. Ramkrishna PalEx-Director, ICAR -National Research Centre on Pomegranate & Ex -Head,

Division of Post Harvest Technology, ICAR -IARI, New Delhi

InvitedTalk -3

State of the Art of Antimic robial Edible Coatings for Perishable

Commodities

Dr. Asgar Ali WarsiProfessor of Food Systems

Director, Centre of Excellence for Postharvest Biotechnology, University of

Nottingham, Malaysia

Vote of Thanks

Dr Nilesh Bhowmick

Organizing Secretary&

Head, Dept. of Pomology & Post Harvest Technology, UBKV

PROGRAMME DETAILS

Organised by NAHEP Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal