ICAR-ICRISAT workshop on Modernization of Breeding Programs
A workshop on “Digitalization of Breeding Database through Breeding Management System (BMS) of Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP)” was organized on 4 August at New Delhi jointly by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and ICRISAT.
The workshop was chaired by Dr Trilochan Mohapatra (third from right), Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education and Director General, ICAR. ICRISAT was represented by Dr David Bergvinson (first from left), Director General; Dr Arabindakumar Padhee (second from right) , IAS, Director, Country Relations & Business Affairs; and Dr Abhishek Rathore (first from right), Theme Leader, Statistics, Bioinformatics and Data Management.
The workshop was attended by directors, heads, and scientists of many ICAR institutions including the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi; Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad; Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR), Hyderabad; Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur; Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur; and Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI),New Delhi.
