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06. Workshop Cum Exhibition 17 th

OCT.
2022
on “Agro-biodiversity Conservation & Commercialization of Local Varieties /
Traditional Land Races for Increasing Livelihood of Rural Farmer’s Communities”

Venue: Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India Workshop

1. Inaugural Welcome of the Guests, Lamp Lightening
About Workshop cum Exibition
2. Lectures L1: Role of GEF- Bioversity International in promotion of the agro-
Chhattisgarh state is endowed with rich agro-biodiversity and biodiversity and its commercialization (Dr. J.C. Rana, National
popularly known as ' Rice Bowl of India '. IGKV has played pivotal role ' ' Coordinator, GEF Bioversity Int. Project, New Delhi)
in promotion, conservation, maintenance and commercialization of
crop biodiversity and also encourages the farmers' / farming L2: Role of PPV&FRA for conservation, registration and protection of
communities for the same. Several farmers' and farming
farmers varieties of various crops (Dr. Dinesh Agrawal, Registrar
communities of Chhattisgarh are engaged in conservation and
General, PPV&FRA, New Delhi)
commercialization of agro-biodiversity of various crops.
Interestingly, 15 farmers and two farming communities bagged
L3: Status and achievements of crop Biodiversity protection,
prestigious “Plant Genome Savior Awards” by the Protection of Plant
conservation, utilization & commercialization in Chhattisgarh
Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority, New Delhi during last 8 years.
An international project entitled 'mainstreaming agricultural (Dr. Deepak Sharma, Professor & Head, Department of Genetics and
biodiversity conservation and utilization in agricultural sectors to Plant Breeding, IGKV, Raipur)
ensure crop ecosystem services and reduce vulnerability' is ongoing
at IGKV, Raipur which encourages the value addition and 3. Felicitation Felicitation of the Farmers / Farming Communities and Hon’ble Guests
commercialization of local varieties to enhance the livelihood of
farmers/ farming communities. On the occasion of this Agri-Carnival, 4. Valedictory Closing of the workshop and proceed for Agro-biodiversityexhibition
all the awardee farmers and farming communities will be brought
under the one umbrella to showcase their hard and inspiring work to
the World. Therefore, one day workshop-cum-exhibition on 'agro-
biodiversity conservation and commercialization of local
varieties/land races for increasing livelihood of rural farmers'
communities' is being organised at College of Agriculture, Raipur on
17th October, 2022.

Agro-biodiversity Exhibition Highlights

v Farmers / farming communities of the Chhattisgarh state
Total 15 farmers and two
will show the crop biodiversity conserved by them since Organised by Sponsored by
farming communities who
long back. Moreover, they will show the unique traits and have received prestigious

commercialization values of the agro-biodiversity. “ P l a n t G e n o m e S a v i o r Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur GEF Bioversity International Project, New Delhi
&
&
Awards” by the Protection of
v All the delegates will visit the agro-biodiversity exhibitions Chhattisgarh State Biodiversity Board, Nawa Raipur PPV&FRA, New Delhi
Plant Varieties and Farmers'
and interact with the farmers / farming communities. Rights Authority, New Delhi
Contact
v More emphasis will be given for the commercialization of will present their conserved
agro-biodiversity and ongoing Dr. Deepak Sharma
conserved materials. Professor & Head
activities.
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.)
Contact: 9826647509, 7000591137, Email: deepak1962@igkv.ac.in