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Brainstorming Workshop on "Reorienting Education and Research in Agricultural Meteorology for Efficient Agromet Advisory Services and Climate Resilient Agriculture"


ICAR-CRIDA Hyderabad and Association of Agrometeorologists (AAM), Anand organized a brainstorming workshop on ‘Reorienting Education and Research in Agricultural Meteorology for Efficient Agromet Advisory Services and Climate Resilient Agriculture’ at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad during 28-29 September 2023. The workshop was attended by around 50 participants from various ICAR institutes, State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), IMD and other institutes across the country. The inaugural session was graced by Dr L.S. Rathore, Former Director General, IMD, Prof B.V. Ramana Rao, Former PC (AICRPAM) and Dr K.K. Singh, President, AAM. The workshop consisted of three technical sessions viz., Prioritizing Research Areas in Agrometeorology, Reorienting Postgraduate Teaching in Agrometeorology and Re-positioning the Role of Agrometeorology in Undergraduate Teaching. The sessions started with ignite presentations by Dr V.K. Sehgal, Principal Scientist, IARI, New Delhi, Dr Manoj K. Nanda, Head, Dept. of Agromet and Physics, BCKV, Mohanpur and Dr P.K. Kingra, Head, Dept. of Agrometeorology and Climate Change, PAU, Ludhiana. The house discussed various aspects of future thrust areas in agromet research, desirable changes in PG and UG teaching. On the second day, the rapporteurs of the first day sessions presented the recommendations emanated from the first day’s brainstorming followed by deliberations. Dr V. Geethalakshmi, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, TNAU, Coimbatore graced the Plenary session as chief guest and Dr V.K. Singh, Director, ICAR-CRIDA as Guest of Honour. Dr Y.S. Ramakrishna, Former Director, ICAR-CRIDA and Dr D. Raji Reddy, Former Director of Extension, PJTSAU, Hyderabad presented a brief summary of the deliberations during the two days. The session ended with formal vote of thanks proposed by Dr Santanu Kumar Bal, Project Coordinator, AICRPAM.