The valedictory programme for the international conference on ‘Agriculture in Hilly and Mountain Landscape: An Interdisciplinary Perspective’ was held today at the College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Umiam.
At the three-day conference more than 300 delegates throughout India and foreign countries such as Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, etc attended.
BC Roy presented the salient points and the deliberations from the technical sessions as jhum cultivation is one of the important livelihoods of the people which has to be continued further with certain changes, agricultural education has to be incorporated in the school curriculum and niche products are to be promoted in the hilly and mountain areas.
Tej Pratap emphasised that researchers should start working on the area of ground shifting under the feet of Himalayan farmers. Anupam Mishra highlighted the need for the assessment of the infrastructure in the hill and mountain region and the research issues for the underutilised vegetables and underutilized fruits have to be explored.
Awards were distributed for the best oral presentation as well as poster presentation. Marothia discussed the importance of interdisciplinary approach to address the different research issues and to address issues related to the inner layers of the hill and mountain ecosystem including all the components.
