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Thursday, 23 August 2012

Sugarcane@100: National Interactive Workshop

Sugarcane@100: National Interactive Workshop: Sugarcane Breeding Institute-Indian Sugar Industry: National Interactive Workshop held  Padma Bhushan Dr N Mahalingam delivers the "Cen...

National Interactive Workshop

Sugarcane Breeding Institute-Indian Sugar Industry: National Interactive Workshop held 

Padma Bhushan Dr N Mahalingam delivers the "Centenary Lecture"

 

 
The Sugarcane Breeding Institute-Indian Sugar Industry: National Interactive Workshop was held at Hotel Residency, Coimbatore during June 26-27, 2012.

Themes

The following were the themes of the Workshop:
  •  Sugarcane Improvement: Varieties for the future
  • Ways and means of improving sugarcane productivity:  Problems and prospects
  •  Mechanizing operations and improving Water-use efficiency in sugarcane farming: Needed initiatives
  • Towards a healthy sugarcane crop: Managing diseases & Pests
  •  Innovations in knowledge transfer mechanisms and Policy Initiatives for sustainable sugarcane production: Challenges and opportunities

Participation

            About 250 delegates comprising scientists from various research institutions, senior – level functionaries from various sugar factories and allied enterprises from across the country, officers from the Directorates of Sugar & other Cane Development organizations and agri-business representatives participated in the Workshop. 

Exhibition

Exhibition stalls were put up by various agencies viz., Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd., State Bank of India, Trans-Mech systems, Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., IFFCO / IFFCO-TOKIO, Netafim irrigation, Jain Irrigation and Green field equipment and a display of popular sugarcane varieties was also arranged at the Workshop venue.

A few photos of this Workshop can be found in this link.

Saturday, 16 June 2012


Sugarcane Breeding Institute – Indian Sugar Industry: National Interactive Workshop

Coimbatore; June 26-27 2012 

Registration deadline extended to June 22, 2012!

 
A National level Interactive Workshop is being organized by Sugarcane Breeding Institute and the Indian Sugar Industry, with the support of the South Indian Sugar Mills Association, to commemorate their 100 years of growing together, during 26-27 June 2012 to discuss various issues pertaining to sugarcane agriculture in the context of the growing needs of the Sugar Industry.
 
The workshop will provide a platform for personnel from sugar & allied enterprises and development departments, researchers and Agri-business representatives to share their experiences on issues related to sugarcane agriculture and the sugar Industry.

Registration for the workshop closes by June 22, 2012.
(Registration forms can be downloaded from www.sugarcane.res.in and www.caneinfo.nic.in)

Venue: The Residency, Coimbatore – 18. INDIA

Dates: June 26 & 27, 2012