Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) ‘ICAR-IIHR Seed Portal’ is capable in capturing information on seed handling & seed process flow, seed quality testing.
(2) ‘Arka Bagwani’ app provides information in three languages.
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On February 05, 2020, Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR) inaugurated the four-day “National Horticulture Fair – 2020 (NHF – 2020)”.
- The festival was hosted by Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), the country’s premier institute located in Hessarghatta,Bengaluru.
- This national horticulture fair showcased its popular crop varieties, cropping practices, and innovative technologies.
- The Fair also organizes scientists – farmer – stakeholder discussions on emerging challenges in horticulture for effective dissemination of horticultural technologies.
- Dr. Mohapatra regarded the horticultural produces as the hope for addressing the malnutrition problem in the country.
- He highlighted about the Government of India’s various agricultural policies aimed at doubling the farmers’ income that are supporting the steady progress of horticulture in the country too.
- Dr. Mohapatra felicitated 8 farmers representing Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram and Odisha for their contributions in the field of horticulture and popularizing the varieties / technologies of the ICAR-IIHR.
- A web application – “ICAR-IIHR Seed Portal” was launched which is capable in capturing information on seed handling & seed process flow, seed quality testing, seed packaging and storage in the back-end of application and online sale of seeds and planting material produced by the institute.
- He also released tri-lingual Mobile App “Arka Bagwani” in English, Hindi and Kannada.
- The App provides the information on varieties & technologies, success stories, availability of seeds & planting material, glimpses of earlier horticulture fairs & exhibitions and training & symposia conducted by the Institute.
Links:
https://krishijagran.com/agriculture-world/national-horticulture-fair-2020-begins/
https://icar.org.in/content/dr-trilochan-mohapatra-inaugurates-national-horticulture-fair-2020