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Strengthening Research-Farmer Linkages

Exhibition • Scientists of National Animal Genetic tribes communities were benefitted
Resources Bureau, Karnal and through distribution of medicine/feed
• An exhibition was organised during Veterinarians Department of Animal supplements under TSP Programme.
the Agri Expo 2020 during 27 Feb - 3 Husbandry and Dairying, Karnal
March, 2020 at Batala (Punjab). Farm organized a livestock seminar under Tripura
Animal Genetic Resources, native the program “Mera Gaon Mera Farmers Awareness Programmes for
breeds of excellence of the country Gaurav” at Government Veterinary Conservation of Indigenous livestock
and various services offered by the Hospital, Gov. Fafdana, Kutel Gaon, and Poultry were organized in field
Bureau were displayed. More than District Karnal on 19 November 2019 areas of Tripura. Total of 35 livestock
150 delegates visited the Bureau Gone. owners of Schedule tribes communities
stall.
• ICAR- National Bureau of Animal of Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh were
Genetic Resources, Karnal in benefitted through distribution of feed
association with State Animal supplements under TSP Programme.
Husbandry Department organized
“Mera Gaon Mera Desh” program
to create awareness about animal
husbandry among farmers in
Sheikhpur - Manchuria village (Jundala
block), Karnal.
• An exhibition was organised during
the Rashtriya Kisan Mela from • Bureau team visited to Kunjpura
15-17th Feb. 2020 at ICAR-NDRI. and Navel villages of Karnal district
The exhibition displaying the farm and various activities of health Arunachal Pradesh
Animal Genetic Resource of the and management livestock were
country, Mandate of ICAR-NBAGR undertaken in collaboration with “Farmers Awareness Programme for
and various services offered by the Veterinary Officers of State Animal conservation of native livestock and
Bureau. About 400-500 persons Husbandry Department Govt. of poultry” was organized for livestock
visited the Bureau stall. Haryana. owners of Schedule Tribes community

Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav Tribal sub-plan Programmes in collaboration with KVK, Tawang
and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary
in NEH states
Department, Arunachal Pradesh, Jang at
Assam Jang village of Tawang district (Arunachal
Pradesh) under TSP/SCSP of Network
Farmers Awareness Programmes for project on AnGR on 19, Feb., 2020.
Conservation of Indigenous livestock Total 25 yak keepers of Schedule Tribes
and Poultry were organized in Sonbeel community of Tawang attended the
(Karimganj) of Assam. Farmers programme. Feed supplement materials
rearing Nageshwari chicken and related to health and production were
other livestock belonging to Schedule
distributed to the yak keepers.

14 ICAR-NBAGR Newsletter | October 2019 - June 2020