ICAR-NAARM Annual Report 2004-05

Abstract

This report details the progress and achievements of the Academy in its mandated areas of training, research, collaboration, consultancy and policy support. The Academy kept up the tempo of its training and HRD efforts to effectively meet the expectations of its stakeholders. The focus of training during the year was on need-based programmes. In all, 51 capacity building programmes were organized for the benefit of 1415 participants. The research agenda was actively pursued during the year. The year also witnessed the successful completion of National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) with substantial achievements. The major research achievement of NATP at NAARM were development and standardization of methodological frameworks for performance assessment of Indian National Agricultural Research Organizations (NAROs), prioritization of fisheries production constraints, and assessment of Strategic Research Extension Plan (SREP) methodology for upscaling and institutionalization to strengthen research-extension-farmer linkages. An institutional research project on NARS scientists and their management training needs was also completed and the output was used in prioritizing the training programmes of the Academy. The year witnessed many a collaborative programmes in association with institutions and associations within and outside NARS on topical themes like Agricultural Heritage, Implications of WTO on Indian Agriculture, IP management, facilitation of Patent Application, management and technical initiatives in SAU system to support agricultural developmental goals, etc. For promoting Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in agriculture, the Academy organized a national dialogue on the use of ICTs for agriculture and rural development. The Academy and its staff won many laurels in the form of institutional and individual awards and recognitions in the areas of academics, sports, aesthetics, etc.