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Agri Export zone

Research and Development holds the key to better production and productivity of different crops. The state has a strong tradition in research and development and a large pool of well – qualified agriculture scientists available for deployment.

The activities of Research & Development revolve around the following institutes: 

• The Agriculture Department of the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur.

• Bidhanchandra Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (Agriculture University) at Mohanpur.

• 11 Research & Development Farms of the Department of Food Processing Industries and Horticulture.

• The Department of Food Technology of the Jadavpur University.

• Indian Institute of Packaging at Salt Lake, Kolkata.

• University of Calcutta, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata.

• Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia.

• Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar.

• Vishwabharati University, Shantiniketan, Bolepur.

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

• Central Potato Research Institute, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Indian Institute of Horticulture Research etc.

• Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore.

Research & Development Farms under the Department of Food Processing Industries and Horticulture:

The Department of Food Processing Industries and Horticulture, Govt. West Bengal has 11 Research and Development Farms across 19 districts of the State, whose names and locations are as follows:

Activities of these Farms:

• Production of quality seeds and planting materials for distribution to the small and marginal farmers.

• Collection and maintenance of germ plasms of different fruits, flowers and medicinal plants.

• Conducting adaptive trials on farmer oriented problems.

• Demonstration on improved technology of cultivation for motivating farmers.

Some of the Current Initiatives taken by the State Govt. in the field of Research and Development:

• A hybrid vegetable seed production centre has been set up at State Horticultural Research and Development Station, Krishnanagar, in the Nadia district for production of hybrid seeds.

• One Tissue Culture Laboratory has recently been set up at Krishnanagar Horticulture Farm by the Department of Food Processing and Horticulture for production of micro-propagated plants starting with banana. The Dept. of Science & Technology too has set up a similar laboratory. In addition, a number of private tissue culture laboratories are in operation in the State.

• A Citrus Dieback Research Station has been set up at Kalimpong to promote production of mandarin oranges in the Darjeeling Hills, as mandarin orange is one of the major economic crops of the hills. This station has taken up programmes to rejuvenate the degenerating orchards by undertaking various technologies like rejuvenation of foot/root rotted plants, application of low cost, and environment friendly method to control fruit flies, usage of proper nuclear seedlings and disease-free planting materials.

• A project for establishment of Quality Control Laboratory for medicinal plants has been sanctioned, which would be implemented by Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (BCKV).

• 56 acres of land at Malda will be handed over to ICAR very soon, to establish a Regional Research Institute on Sub-tropical Horticulture, mainly to conduct R&D in mangoes and lychees.

• Dialogue with CPRI, Simla for introducing new varieties of potatoes is going on.

Very recently the Department participated, on invitation, at the National Working Group Meeting on Mechanization of Horticulture at the Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (C.I.A.E), Bhopal. A status paper has been submitted highlighting the areas where mechanization in Horticulture is very essential. Thus C.I.A.E is also now associated with the overall development of mechanization in Horticulture of the state.

Human Resource Development and Awareness programmes

The Department of Food Processing and Horticulture, Govt. of West Bengal provides all sorts of information on Food processing and Horticulture scenario of the state to the interested investors and also imparts training programmes to the investors and farmers.

Some of the Department’s activities:

• Conferences held to attract investors in the Food Processing sector:

To woo investors to the Food Processing sector in the state, the Department has undertaken a number of promotional measures like:

Holding Investors’ Conference. 

Organizing Shows. A National Mango Show was organised at the Agri-Horti Society of India and a State level Mango Show was held at Malda.

An International Conference was held exclusively for potatoes where representatives from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh participated.

• Training Programmes:

The Department imparts training programmes to farmers on different crops and Agri Export Zones. In addition to these, the Department has also conducted training programmes at Jadavpur University and also through several NGOs like R.K.Mission, Narendrapur, Dr. Subhas Mukherjee Memorial R.B. Research Centre and Elmherst Institute, Bolepur. Officers of the Department impart training as guest lecturers in various EDP courses organized at the district level. Bengal National Chamber of Commerce organizes EDP with active participation from this Department.

In order to popularize low cost preservation of vegetables in rural areas/growing areas, the Department has provided grant to Ramkrishna Mission Lokshiksha Parishad, Narendrapur for setting up units in rural areas for popularization of low cost preservation of vegetables.

– Small and medium entrepreneurs training programme on food processing industry:

The aim is to train small and medium entrepreneurs on food processing in order to enable and encourage them to set up processing industries in the state.

The training programmes generally cover the following subjects:

 • Processing Technology

 • Marketing

 • Different Processes like unit operation, fermentation, dehydration, canning, bottling etc.

 • Microbiology, Biochemistry, Bio-Chemical Engineering etc.

 • Packaging Technology

 • General EDP for Business Promotion etc.

 • Market Survey and plant visit

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