Lok Sabha Question No. 3755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Setting up of Agriculture Institute/ Research Centre
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3755 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22/12/2015

## SETTING UP OF AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE/RESEARCH CENTRE

## 3755.  ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Goa has made great strides in the field of agriculture and allied products;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Union Government is considering to set up an Agriculture Institute/Research  Center  in  Goa  to  boost  planned  and  systemic  growth  in  the  agriculture sector in the State, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  Goa has made great strides in the field of agriculture and allied products, these are as under:-

-  Developed Integrated farming system (IFS) models involving various components like crops, livestock and fishery for the upland and lowland of Goa,
-  A web portal has been developed on soil health management of Goa,
-  KORGUT: a rice landrace from Goa, registered as Unique Germplasm, for tolerance to salinity stress at seedling stage,
-  Identified new high yielding rice varieties for different ecologies of the Goa state,
-  High  yielding  cashew  varieties  (Goa-1),  selections  (Tiswadi-3,  Ganje-2  and  Valpoi3) having  bold  apple  and  high  nut  yield  were  identified  and  recommended  for cultivation in the state,
-  Technology for production and feeding of hydroponics fodder for dairy animals was introduced and feeding strategies were standardized,

-  Agonda  Goan,  a  local  pig  breed  is  registered  with  NBAGR  which  exhibits  local adaptability  and  higher  consumer  preference.  Artificial  insemination  in  pig  was standardized for the production of crossbred pigs,
-  Introduced rack culture method of mussel farming in Goa,
-  Established facilities for hydroponic fodder production under RKVY,
-  First record of Ambrosia beetle, Euplatypus parallelus (F.) infestation on Cashew from Goa,
-  A  simple  indigenous  technology  has  been  developed  and  commercialised  for  the preparation  of  bypass  fat.  Supplementation  of  indigenously  prepared  bypass  fat  to dairy animals @ 15-20g/ kg milk production increases milk yield (by 7-20%) giving additional  profit  of  about  Rs.  12-40/-  per  cow  per  day  and  improves  reproductive performances and health of animals,
-  Feeding  of  Cow  pea  leaves  and  pods  reduced  the  feed  cost  for  egg  production  in Vanaraja layers.

(c) No,  Madam.  DARE/ICAR  is  already  boosting  planned  and  systemic  growth  in  the agriculture sector in the Goa state.

In this regard, ICAR Research Complex for Goa has recently been upgraded to Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI).

The  Karwar  Research  Centre  of  the  Central  Marine  Fisheries  Research  Institute (CMFRI)  is  catering  to  the  R&D  needs  and  requirements  of  Uttarkannada  district  of Karnataka and the entire state of Goa. The CMFRI is having a field centre in Goa which is monitoring the marine fisheries resource of the coastal waters of Goa. The Karwar Research Centre of CMFRI has initiated Open Sea cage farming in the state of Goa in association with the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  Goa  and  fishermen  groups.  The  Karwar Research Centre of CMFRI is involved in the capture and culture fisheries development in the state  of  Goa  in  collaboration  with  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  Goa  and fishermen groups.

ICAR  has  envisaged  to  strengthen  the  Centre  of  All  India  Coordinated  Research Project (AICRP) on Cashew in Goa, which is being upgraded to Regional Research Station of the ICAR - Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR), Puttur. Efforts are being made to get 50 hectare land at a suitable location, preferably near the present ICAR Research Complex for Goa.

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