Cswri.res.in Website Review

The Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute is a premier institute of Indian Council of Agricultural Research engaged in research, training and extension activities on sheep and rabbits. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India ICAR-CSWRI Avikanagar celebrated its 58th foundation day on 4th January, 2019. At this occasion,  “Fa*mers-Scientist Sangosthi” was organized in which about 600 fa*mers interacted with institute scientists. Institute developed technologies were depicted through exhibition and live an*mal exhibition of elite ram, buck and rabbit was also organized. Hon’ble MLA Shri Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary as chief guest, Dr. R.S. Gandhi, ADG (An*mal Science, ICAR, New Delhi) as special guest and Directors from ICAR Institute Dr. Gopal Lal (NRCSS), Dr. KhemChand (IGFRI), Dr. R. K. Sawal (NRCC), Dr. P. L. Saroj (ICAH) and Col. Sh. K.S. Shekhawat, Executive Director of CWDB, Jodhpur as Guest of Honour graced the occasion and provided valuable inputs in doubling the fa*mer’s income. Hon’ble MLA while addressing fa*mers and scientists expressed gratitude towards institute efforts for improving socio-economic conditions of fa*mers of the area through developed technologies in sheep rearing. He further stated that due to climatic risk and frequent drought, most of the fa*mers of the area inclined towards rearing of small ruminants, which are now life line of dry areas. Director Dr. Arun Kumar Tomar elaborated the technologies of institute developed in last 57 years for the benefit of fa*mers and emphasized for scientific rearing of sheep in order to enhance the fa*mer’s income. He acknowledged the gathering that institute has recently launched a mobile app “AVIMITRA” (available on google play store) and going to start a “Certificate Training Programme (which would be organized twice a year) through which young