A five-member team of scientists, comprising Dr Rakesh Kumar, Dr Mahesh Gupta, Dr Mohit Sharma, Dr Bhavya Bhargava and Dr Rakshak Kumar(online) from the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur visited Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant in furtherance of the MoU signed between CSIR-IHBT, Palampur and SRHU, Dehradun.
Presentations were made by the IHBT team on their current R & D; protocols developed, patents obtained and technology transferred to multiple stakeholders including many startups, companies, farmers and clusters pan India. Major focus was on sharing of end-to-end technologies developed under CSIR Floriculture Mission Phase II; CSIR Aroma Mission Phase III; Organic Farming; Food & Nutraceuticals; and Bio-process technology for Bioactive Medicinal and Aromatic plants.
SRHU team shared their core R & D interests; assistance in cluster development for good quality local spices i.e. Haldi, Kesar, Hing and Ginger; their quality assurance & processing for marketing through the Rural Development Institute’s field units & Toli campus, Pauri Garhwal; floriculture, and local fruit-drying technology such as for apples being an integral part of the process.
The Vice Chancellor of SRHU advised to initially focus on 4-5 areas for effective ground-level implementation. He suggested sharing of knowledge by IHBT for setting-up the Herbal Garden being develped by the Himalayan School for Pharmaceutical Sciences (HSPS) in an area of five acres within the campus for growing a variety of local herbs. A project for growing Shiitake mushroom by training of suitable researchers at IHBT; exchange visit of scientists from SRHU to IHBT in mid-April, 2024; and training of faculty & research fellows at IHBT were also agreed upon.
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