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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EFFORTS ON COVID-19 BY
INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH (ICAR)
Activities undertaken by ICAR Research Institutes to mitigate
farmers’ problems during COVID-19 pandemic
The ICAR had tackled the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic to farmers and farming sector across the country in tune with the policy directions and guidelines issued by the Government of India to all or any of the States and Union Territories. It alerted the farmers and stakeholders across the country on the precautions, safety measures, and need for social distancing while completing the time-bound field operations like harvesting, postharvest processing, storage and marketing of grains, fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, and fish. It also issued an agro-advisory at the national level, which has been translated into 15 regional languages,
widely circulated, and has received prime coverage in print, electronic and social media across the country.
ICAR has prepared state-wise agro advisories for farmers of the 29 states counting on prevailing crop stage and safety measures to be followed in various farm operations associated with standing crops and crops that are becoming ready for harvest. The advisories are going to be used for dissemination after translation in local languages through various print and electronic media and digital platforms by all stakeholders. This e-book captures the ICAR initiatives for supporting farmers and farming sector across the country in our endeavour to fight this pandemic by dovetailing safety measures with the time-bound agricultural operations to make sure health and wellbeing of our farming community and ensure food security through stability in production systems.
Website link:
https://icar.gov.in/sites/default/files/eBook-COVID-19-ICAR-Initiatives.pdf
ICAR brought forth with an e-book on innovative agri-solutions
during COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic challenged many assumption of the life throughout the planet. The economies of major countries came to a grinding halt. The challenge became still tougher because the lockdown resulted in shortage of farm labour on one hand and disruption of selling channels on the other. Items like poultry, dairy, fruit, and vegetables started perishing and this resulted into destruction of tons of food which otherwise would have been consumed. ICAR Agricultural
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