Kohima Science College hosts collaborative meeting on promotion of pulses

DIMAPUR — A collaborative meeting on ‘Promotion of pulses in NE Region’ was held at Kohima Science College, Jotsoma (KSCJ) on October 11.

According to an update, the collaborative meeting was attended by the college principal, HoDs, PI, scholars and scientist from ICAR-IIPR Kanpur, UP and AICRP on Kharif Pulses, SAS, Nagaland University, Medziphema campus.

During the meeting, Dr. Samadangla Ao, associate professor and Dezielhunuo Kiso, PhD scholar, KSCJ, updated on the chickpea research and training provided to the farmers of Kohima for promotion of chickpea production in Kohima.

Dr. Temjenwabang, principal of KSCJ and Dr. Wenyitso Kapfo, head department of Botany, highlighted the essentials of pulses research and expressed appreciations for the recognition and funding support provided by the ICAR-IIPR Kanpur.

Dr Anup Chandra, senior scientist (Entomology), ICAR-IIPR and co-nodal officer for promotion of pulses in NE Region, apprised on the importance of pulse crops and opportunities to work for promotion of pulses in northeast region.

Dr. Lowrence Kithan, scientist (Agronomy), Dr. Akumla Longchar,  scientist (Plant Breeding) and Kavi Sumi, scientist (Plant Pathology) from AICRP, SAS, NU Medziphema, emphasised on the collaborative effort among researchers to develop Nagaland-specific varieties of pulses.

They also stressed on the criticality of connecting with farmers for successful implementation of pulses production in Nagaland.

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