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NATIONAL Organic farming has made remarkable progress in recent
years and
India is receiving intense global attention as potential
destination of
organic food. The demand for organic food is increasing sharply
both
in domestic and international market with perception of being
safe,
healthy and hazard free besides having superior organoleptic
quality.
Apart from food, organic products on health and immunity building
as
well as beauty and personal care market are increasing
sharply
throughout the globe. India has tremendous potentially to grow
crops
organically and emerge as a major supplier of organic products
in
global organic market. However the emerging issues on
production
constrains, profitability and economic viability of the
production
system need to be addressed. More public awareness need to be
created on health benefit of organic products and harmful effect
of
agro-chemicals in farming system. The proposed national webinar
will
provide an opportunity to discuss new ideas and dissemination
of
profitable organic farming technologies for the betterment of
organic
farming community of India.
ORGANIC FARMING: A PROMISING
ALTERNATIVE FOR INDIAN AGRICULTURE
stDate: 1 October, 2020 (Thursday) | Time: 10.30 AM (IST)
onwards
Registration fees:
Registration details:
There will be no registration fee for attending the National
Webinar.
Interested candidate can register by clicking the Link on or before
th
29 September, 2020 up to 5.00 PM.
Prof. Ashok Choudhury, Director of Research Prof. Soumen Maitra,
Dean, Post Graduate Studies Prof. Dibyendu Mukhopadhyay, Dean,
Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Prodyut Kr. Paul, Dean, Faculty of
Horticulture Prof. Rupak Sarkar, Dean, Faculty of Technology Prof.
Prabhat Kr. Pal, Director of Extension Education Prof. Bidhan Roy,
Dean, Students' Welfare
Chief Patron:
Dr. Chirantan Chattopadhyay, Vice-Chancellor
Prof. Prodyut Kr. Paul, Nodal Officer & PI, NAHEP, IG, UBKV
Unit
Prof. Ranjit Chatterjee, Dr. Nilesh Bhowmick, Dr. Ashish Das Dr.
Gopal Shukla, Dr. Sovik Deb, Dr. Sankalpa Ojha Mr. Debarghya Kar,
System Administrator, NAHEP Mr. Subinoy Deb, Project Assistant,
NAHEP Mr. Washim Akram Baig, IT Personnel, Graphics, NAHEP
Dr. Ranjit Chatterjee, Professor, Vegetable and Spice Crops
Convener :
Co-ordinators:
Oficer & PI, NAHEP, IG & Registrar, UBKV
10.30 - 10.40 hrs
Inaugural Address
Dr. Chirantan Chattaopadhyay Hon’ble Vice- Chancellor, UBKV 10.40-
10.50 hrs
Introductory Address
TECHNICAL SESSION
11.00- 12.00 hrs
Sikkim's Organic Journey
12.00- 1.00 hrs
Organic Farming : An Alternative to Conventional Farming in
North-East India
1.00- 2.00 hrs
Vote of Thanks Dr. Ranjit Chatterjee, Professor Vegetable and Spice
Crops and Organizing Secretary
2.00- 2.10 hrs
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Organizing Secretary of the National Webinar, UBKV
Email:
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