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Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) is a National Research Institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) established in 1985 with a mandate to carry out basic and applied research in rainfed farming. The Institute also undertakes National/ International Collaborations and Consultancy Projects. All India Coordinated Research Programmes (AICRPs) of ICAR on Dryland Agriculture and Agrometeorology with 25 partners each are in CRIDA. This is the lead Institute and the National Nodal point for the National
Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) which is being implemented at large number of Research Institutes of ICAR, State Agricultural Universities and 100 KVKs. |
Sixth NICRA Annual Review Worshop
 A two
day Annual Review workshop of National Innovations in Climate Resilient
Agriculture (NICRA) was inaugurated by Dr T. Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) and DG,
ICAR at NASC, New Delhi on 7th August, 2018.
Shri
Chhabilendra Roul, Special Secretary (DARE) & Secretary (ICAR), Shri B Pradhan,
FA & Additional Secretary (DARE&ICAR), Dr. K Alagusundaram, DDG (Agril. Engg. &
NRM I/c), Dr AK Singh, DDG (Agril. Extn.), Dr Anand Kumar Singh, DDG (Hort.
Science & Crop Sciences I/c), Dr. Joykrushna Jena , DDG (Fisheries), Dr. S
Bhaskar, ADG (AAF&CC), Dr. SK Chaudhari, ADG (SWM), Dr. K Sammi Reddy, Director
(Act), ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad and NICRA Expert Committee Members viz., Dr. B
Venkateswarlu, Ex-VC, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada
Krishi Vidyapeeth Krishinagar, Parbhani; Dr.
V Praveen Rao, Vice Chancellor, PJTSAU,
Hyderabad; Dr. CL Acharya, Ex-Director, IISS (ICAR), Bhopal; Dr. KK Singh, ADG
(Farm Engg.), ICAR; Dr. YS Ramakrishna,
Ex-Director, CRIDA, Hyderabad; Dr. HE Shashidhar, Retired Professor of
Genetics, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru; Dr. RC Upadhyay, Principal Scientist (Retd.,)
NDRI, Karnal; Dr AG Ponniah, Ex-Director, CIBA (ICAR), Chennai; Prof. UC Mohanty,
Professor,
IIT, Bhubaneswar; Dr NK Krishna Kumar, Coordinator,
Biodiversity International, New Delhi; Dr. Praduman Kumar, Ex-Head, Economics,
IARI, New Delhi, Dr. N. Sudhakar, Ex-Director, ATARI and Dr. H. Senapati, Former
Dean, OUAT, Bhubaneshwar, Chairmen of Zonal monitoring teams and Directors of
NICRA partner institutes participated in the review workshop. Dr. K.
Sammi Reddy, Director (Acting), ICAR-CRIDA presented the highlights of
achievements of NICRA Project during the last two years (2016-17 to 2017-18).
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Hon'ble Vice President of India visited ICAR-CRIDA on 3rd
July, 2018
 The
Hon'ble Vice President of India Shri. M. Venkaiah Naidu
visited ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland
Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad on 3rd July 2018.
He was the Chief Guest for the "Consultative Meeting on
Doubling of Farmers' Income in Telangana State and Adjoining
Areas". Md. Mahmood Ali, Deputy CM, Telangana State was the
Guest of Honour. Deputy Director General (NRM) Dr. K.
Alagusundaram, ICAR, New Delhi; Shri. C. Parthasarathi, APC
& Principal Secretary (Agriculture), Telangana State; Dr. K.
Sammi Reddy, Director, CRIDA; Directors and scientists of
other ICAR institutes, senior officials of PJTSAU, senior
State Government Officials, NGOs, Industrialists, Bankers
and progressive farmers participated in the meeting.
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Raju B.M.K., C.A. Rama Rao,
K.V. Rao, Ch. Srinivasarao, Josily Samuel, A.V.M. Subba Rao, M. Osman,
M. Srinivasa Rao, N. Ravi Kumar, R. Nagarjuna Kumar, V.V. Sumanth Kumar,
K.A. Gopinath and N. Swapna (2018) Assessing Unrealised Yield Potential
of Maize Producing Districts in India, Current Science,114 (9) :
1885-1893. (http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/114/09/1885.pdf)
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M.Srinivasa Rao, O.Shaila, P.Sreelakshhmi,
S.Vennila, M.Vanaja, A.V.M.Subba Rao, M.Maheswari, K.Sammi Reddy 2018.
Tritrophic Interactions of Cowpea [Vigna
unguiculata subsp unguiculata (L.)], Aphids [Aphis craccivora (Koch)] and
Coccinellids [Menochilus sexmaculatus (Fab.)] under eCO2 and eTemp.
Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 21:531-537.
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Rama Rao, C.A., B.M.K. Raju, A.V.M.S. Rao, K.V. Rao,
Kaushalya Ramachandran, K. Nagasree, Josily Samuel, K. Ravi Shankar, M.
Srinivasa Rao, M. Maheswari, R. Nagarjuna Kumar, P. Sudhakara Reddy, D. Yella
Reddy, M. Rajeshwar, Shraddha Hegde, N. Swapna, M. Prabhakar and K. Sammi Reddy
(2018). Climate
change impacts, adaptation and policy preferences: A Snapshot of farmers’
perceptions in India. Policy Paper 01/2018. CRIDA, Hyderabad, P.34
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Venkatesh G, Gopinath KA, Sammi Reddy K,
Sanjeeva Reddy B, Prasad JVNS, Rajeshwar Rao,
G, Pratibha G, Srinivasarao Ch, Ravindra
Chary G, Prabhakar M, Visha Kumari V,
Shankar AK and Venkateswarlu B. 2018.
Biochar Production and its Use in Rainfed
Agriculutre: Experiences from CRIDA.
CRIDA-NICRA Research Bulletin 02/2018, ICAR
- Central Research Institute for Dryland
Agriculture, Hyderabad, India. 50p.
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