ICAR-CRIJAF : केन्द्रीय पटसन एवं समवर्गीय रेशा अनुसंधान संस्थान / Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres

The Institute Research Council (IRC) - 2020 meeting of ICAR- CRIJAF was held in two phases (8-9 June and 20-22 July) under the chairmanship of Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF. In order to contain the spread of COVID 19, the meeting was conducted through both online and offline modes as per the Govt. guidelines and by maintaining health protocols of the MoHFW, GoI. The meeting was attended by HoDs & In-Charges and all the scientists of the institute. In the first phase of the meeting, 14 new project proposals were discussed and out of these 11 projects were approved by the IRC. Sixty-three ongoing projects were reviewed in the next phase of IRC including 48 in-house and 15 external projects. The chairman requested all the scientists to put sincere efforts on need-based and demand-driven technology-oriented research for the stakeholders of jute and allied fibre sector. He also emphasized that publication of the Institute’s research output needs to be improved and scientists should publish their research output in peer-reviewed scientific journals with high impact factors.

JAF-Safe mobile app, developed by ICAR-CRIJAF, was released by Sri Narendra Singh Tomar ji, Hon'ble MoA&FW and MoRD, GoI, in the presence of Shri Piyush Goyal ji, Hon'ble Union Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, GoI, and Shri Kailash Choudhary ji, Shri Parshottam Rupala ji, MoS (A&FW), GoI and Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Hon'ble Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) on 27^th Feb, 2020. JAF-Safe is an android based app which deals mainly about the insect pests and diseases along with their identification, nature of damage, management in jute and allied fibre crops.

DAC & FW, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Government of India sponsored National level training program on "Improved Production Technology of Jute and Allied Fibers" organised by ICAR-CRIJAF during 12-14^th Mar, 2020

Capacity development program organised by ICAR-CRIJAF under SCSP on 13^th Mar, 2020

Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF distributing jute seeds to the Farmers during farmer’s Training-cum-Scientist interaction under SCSP component of NICRA project organised by ICAR-CRIJAF on 12^th Mar, 2020 to disseminate the problem solving knowledge and farm input products developed & standardized in farmer’s field by ICAR-CRIJAF. Total 57 SC farmers interacted with the Scientists of ICAR-CRIJAF on soil test based fertilizer application, weeding & moisture conservation, profitable intercropping system, integrated pests & disease management, impact of ozone on jute and other crops.

Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF addressing the SC Farmers during the training program organised by ICAR-CRIJAF on “Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Jute” under SCSP, Government of India on 11^th Mar, 2020. A total of 60 scheduled castes farmers participated in the training program. During the plenary session various farm inputs including knapsack sprayer (10) and nail-weeder (10) were distributed to the farmers.

Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF distributing sprayer to SC Farmers during the training program organised by ICAR-CRIJAF on “Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Jute” under SCSP, Government of India on 11^th Mar, 2020. A total of 60 scheduled castes farmers participated in the training program. During the plenary session various farm inputs including knapsack sprayer (10) and nail-weeder (10) were distributed to the farmers.

ICAR CRIJAF along with Socio Legal Aid Research and Training Centre at SLARTC campus, Barrackpore have celebrated International Women’s Day on 8^th Mar, 2020. Altogether 61 farm women and 14 officials had participated in the programme. On this occasion coconut saplings were distributed to the farm women by KVK, ICAR-CRIJAF.

Training on “Skill Development of Schedule Caste Farm Women in jute bag making" under SCSP was organised by ICAR CRIJAF during 02^nd-07^th Mar, 2020. Twenty One SC farm women had actively participated in the program. The master trainers of the training program were earlier trainees of ICAR-CRIJAF who had established their own entrepreneurial activities by forming a Self Help Group called "PAAT RANI Swanirbhar Ghoshti".

A training on “Technological Empowerment of Farm Women” organised by ICAR CRIJAF during 05^th-07^th Mar, 2020 at ICAR CRIJAF. Fifty five women farmers from five different villages of West Bengal had participated in the programme. In the training, major emphasis was given on new and improved women friendly agriculture technologies, various women empowerment schemes, empowerment of women through Self Help Groups etc.

Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF distributing certificates to the participants of ICAR-HRD sponsored 10 days training program on "Advances in Molecular Breeding of Industrial Crops" organised by ICAR-CRIJAF during 25^th Feb to 05^th Mar, 2020. Total 15 Scientists and Assistant Professors from different ICAR Institutes and State Agricultural Universities were participated in the training program.

Online and offline Research Council meeting is being conducted at divisional level at ICAR-CRIJAF

Celebration of World Environment Day at ICAR-CRIJAF on 5th June, 2020

Planting of indoor plants on the occasion of World Environment Day

A seminar on Jute diversified products: Opportunities and potential was deiverd by Mr. Supradip Mullick, MD & CEO, Mullick Jute Industries Pvt Ltd on 19.6.2020 at ICAR-CRIJF. In order to maintain protocol related to COVID19 situation, the seminar was conducted both offline and online modes by following health protocol, Govt. guidelines and social distancing.

Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore made discussion about importance of yoga in life on the eve of 6th International Day of Yoga-2020 on 20.06.2020 by maintaining social distance and following Govt. guidelines. Director, ICAR-CRIJAF, Dr. Gourang Kar chaired the event and highlighted the importance of practicing yoga in daily life of mankind and also referred the theme of 6th International Day of Yoga-2020 as ‘Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family’ which is to be followed by each member of ICAR-CRIJAF family.

भाकृअनुप-केन्‍द्रीय पटसन एवं समवर्गीय रेशा अनुसंधान संस्‍थान, बैरकपुर, कोलकाता में दिनांक 26/06/2020 को संस्‍थान के निदेशक, डॉ. गौरांग कर जी की अध्‍यक्षता में सामाजिक दूरी का पालन करते हुए “राजभाषा कार्यान्‍वयन” एवं “भारतीय संविधान” विषय पर एक दिवसीय हिन्दी कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया गया। कार्यशाला में कुल 11 प्रतिभागियों (06 अधिकारी और 05 कर्मचारी) ने प्रत्‍यक्ष रूप से भाग लिया तथा सभी प्रशासनिक अधिकारियों एवं कर्मचारियों ऑनलाइन सक्रिय थे और वीडियो कांफ्रेंसिंग के माध्‍यम से इस कार्यशाला में भाग लिए।

ICAR-CRIJAF is a premier institute on jute & allied fibre crops of ICAR under Crop Science is situated at Nilganj, Barrackpore (6.0 Km from Barrackpore railway station) and about 20 Km from Dum Dum Airport (NSC Bose International Airport). The institute mainly deals with 6 natural fibre crops viz., Jute, Sisal, Ramie, Sunnhemp, Mesta and Flax. The institute has four Research Stations viz., Sunnhemp Research Station, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh; Ramie Research Station, Sorbhog, Assam; Sisal Research Station, Bamra, Odisha and Central Seed Research Station for JAF, Budbud, West Bengal. It has two KVK's under administrative control of CRIJAF is located at Budbud in Burdwan district and one at CRIJAF campus of West Bengal.

Mandate

Basic and strategic research on improvement of jute and allied fibre crops, biotic and abiotic stresses, yield and quality.
Development of economically viable and sustainable production technology, cropping systems and post-harvest technology.
Co-ordination and monitoring of applied research on national and regional issues to develop improved varieties and technologies.
Dissemination of technologies and capacity building.

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