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ANNUAL REPORT - 2013-14

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Title ANNUAL REPORT - 2013-14
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Subject Annual Report
 
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Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair is an unique Institute
engaged in multidisciplinary research devoted to the cause of island
agriculture and island ecosystem. The Institute has accumulated
wealth of experience on island agriculture by research and
development work for last three decades. In recognition of its seminal
contribution, the Council has placed its confidence on the Institute to
provide authentic leadership in Island agriculture. Recognizing the
pivotal role the Institute is poised to play, it has been renamed as
Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair.
The XII Plan SFCdocument was approved with fruitful recommendations. Integrated Agriculture
System for Tropical Islandis being taken as the flagship programme to enhance the adaptive
capacity through frontier research, beside it is our endeavour to establish a Composite Bio-security
laboratory in the Island. Establishment of homestead based IFS, tuber based piggery, poultry and
creation of assets with livelihood opportunity through sustainable technological intervention in
agriculture and allied fields, benefitting the tribal’s farmers and women in particular in Nicobar
District, Little Andaman, Bali Islands of Sunderban and NEH Region under TSP & NEH Plan is
noteworthy.
A total of 10 varieties viz., two each in rice & sweet potato, four in coconuts, one each of poi
& brinjal have been released by the Institute Variety Release Committee for the benefit of Island
farmers of A & N Islands. Custodian farmers and communities of biodiversity conservation and
utilization in Andaman & Nicobar Islands were identified for cultivar/ germplasm/ land races
viz., Andaman Coconut, Nicobari Aloo, Khoon Phal, Blue mango, Noni, Khushbayya rice, Black
Burma, Mushley, Nyawin, White Burma, Nicobari fowl, Nicobari pig and Teressa goat and
recognised for the first time.
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Date 2019-03-27T09:45:11Z
2019-03-27T09:45:11Z
2013-09-01
 
Type Annual Report
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/17704
 
Language English
 
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Publisher The Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair