Thursday, February 24, 2011

EMPHASIS MUST BE GIVEN ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR WIDER IMPACT OF RESEARCH: DR. KANG

LUDHIANA,

Cereals have played a great role in sustaining the food security of south-Asia. Keeping in view the emerging needs and constraints in the production system involving rice and wheat, the scientists working under the cereal systems initiative for south-Asia (CSISA) have worked out technologies. These views were expressed by Dr. Manjit Singh Kang, Vice-Chancellor, PAU, while addressing the valedictory function of 4th Hub Managers meet of the CSISA. Dr. Kang added that the effective transfer of technology should involve public-private-partnership. He complimented CSISA for its elaborate research and technology transfer programmes through nine hubs. It is a matter of pride that Bangladesh and Pakistan are now partners in CSISA programmes, he said.

The meeting had deliberations by Hub Managers from different countries who discussed progress, lessons learnt and highlighted emerging issues about cereal crops in all the nine hubs. A great interest was expressed in developing a cereal knowledge bank, hub communication platform and adoption tracking tool and business model. The future cereal system should highlight these aspects, said Dr. M.S.Rao. Dr. Patrick Wall stressed on the need to add value to delivery through socio-economic policies. The lessons learnt in phase-I of the programme must prepare ground for strategies for phase-II, said Er. Baldev Singh. He too emphasized on fostering public-private partnership.

Dr. H.S.Sidhu from PAU showed round the delegates to demonstration plots and pesticide residue management operations. Dr. H.S.Thind and Dr. Yadwinder Singh explained about the results of permanent conservation agriculture trial at PAU. The group also visited Ladhowal Farm and Amargarh to see rice-residue management trials and farm machinery manufacturing unit respectively.

Dr. Rao thanked Dr. Kang and other dignitaries for their support to CSISA programme
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