Srinagar, Dec 08: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir scientist Prof Tasneem Mubarak has been conferred with the prestigious IPI-FAI Award 2023.
Serving as Chief Scientist Agronomy at SKUAST-K’s Mountain Research Center for Field Crops (MRCFC), Mubarak was presented with the International Potash Institute and Fertilizer Association of India IPI-FAI Award 2023 by Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers, and Health & Family Welfare during the inaugural session of three-day seminar organized by Fertilizer Association of India.
The award, including a gold medal, citation and cash prize of Rs 2 lakh, was conferred on him in recognition of his contribution to the field of agricultural research and extension, and promotion of balanced and integrated fertilizer use in crop production and nutrition, with special emphasis on potassium.
The seminar ‘Innovations in Fertilizer and Agriculture Sectors’ was attended by 1600 delegates across the world, including Dr Himanshu Pathak, Secretary DARE and DG ICAR, Dr Ramesh Chand Member, NITI Aayog, and many other dignitaries. Prof Mubarak, the recipient of the IPI-FAI 2023 award, attended the seminar as an honorary delegate.
Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai, has complimented Mubarak for winning the prestigious award.
Holds training on application of molecular techniques in livestock
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir organised a three-day hands-on training program on ‘Applications of Advanced Molecular Techniques in Improvement of Livestock Wealth”.
The training was conducted by SKUAST-K’s Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary, Shuhama under the sponsorship of the World Bank-ICAR-funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP).
More than thirty participants from different degree colleges of the Kashmir division participated in the training program. The participants were sensitised about the importance of animals in the present world and the contribution of animal husbandry, veterinarians, veterinary scientists and researchers working in different institutes. Resource persons from the faculty and outside research institutes shared their knowledge and expertise with the participants. The participants were trained about basic molecular genetic techniques being used in animal genetics and breeding and animal biotechnology in various research and teaching projects of the institute. Speaking at the valedictory function, Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Prof MT Banday, highlighted the importance of such training programs and praised the organisers especially the Head, Division of Animal Genetics & Breeding, Prof Syed Shanaz for organising such an informative training program. The program was concluded with the distribution of certificates among the participants & the resource persons.
