A two day national seminar on conservation of biodiversity along with a Kisan mela was organised by the Biotech Kisan Hub of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Tura campus.
The event was held under the aegis of DBT, New Delhi sponsored project on September 2 and 3.
Participants from different states of India attended the seminar and shared their research works in different technical sessions.
There were a total of 65 and 21 oral and poster presentations respectively. Thorough knowledge of biodiversity and its conservation aspects at the macro and micro level was disseminated by different keynote speakers and participants to build the know-how and provide exposure regarding the recent trends in the field of biodiversity and its conservation.
Farmers, NE-Grass Root Innovators, entrepreneurs, startups etc from different parts of the state and other states of the region participated in the mela.
The open floor meeting with directors, senior government officials, officials from funding agencies, heads of the institutions, programme and project coordinators helped in policy decisions to come with a possible solution for societal development.
NEHU vice chancellor Prof. PS Shukla, Dr. Balraj Singh, National Coordinator, AICRP on Honey Bees and Pollinator, New Delhi, Fr. Bivan R. Mukum, Principal, Don Bosco College, Tura, Prof. Sujata Gurudev, campus in charge and Dr. Arindam Barman, Assistant Professor & Project Coordinator, Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus attended the programme.
