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PANJIM: Deputy Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) New Delhi, Suresh Kumar Chaudhari emphasized that agro-ecotourism has opened up a new avenue to increase farm income in the rural areas besides motivating and attracting youth in agriculture.
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He was speaking during International Training Program on “Diversification of Coastal Agro-ecosystems for Climate Resilience and Livelihood Security” organized by ICAR- Old Goa, Goa in collaboration with Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF).
In his address, Chaudhari briefed about the importance of diversification, climate resilience and livelihood in coastal regions as different components of the training programme. He further highlighted the importance of coastal agricultural information system (CAIS) which will act as a knowledge platform and a way forward to sustainable coastal agriculture, benefiting farmers, scientists and policy makers.
Dr Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR- CCARI in his welcome address, briefed about the coastal agro-ecosystem and gave the gist about the achievements of ICAR-CCARI. Dr Javed Rizvi, Director, CIFOR-ICRAF, Asia, in his remarks highlighted the importance of the training programme and urged to identify opportunities for mutual collaboration among participating countries.
Dr Shiv Kumar Dhyani, Country Coordinator, CIFOR-ICRAF in his address mentioned that India is the first country to have national agro-forestry policy.
