Theme 1. Farming System Research including Climate

Theme wise Ongoing and New Institute Research Projects 2020-21

Project

Project Title Name of PI &

Funding

agency

Remarks

Theme 1. Farming System Research including Climate Resilient Agriculture 1 Integrated Farming System and Cropping System for Eastern Region

1.1 ICAR-

AICRP/

IFS/EF/

Development of

location specific

Integrated

Farming System

models for small

and marginal

farmers of Bihar

Sanjeev Kumar

A. Dey

Ujjwal Kumar

N. Chandra

K.K. Rao

Kamal Sarma

IIFSR,

(Externally

funded)

Project to be

continued.

Quantify amount

of organic matter

decomposed and

number of

earthworms

released per m2

Also quantify the

nutrient

requirement of

both the models

and contribution

by different

components.

Maize biomass to

be used as mulch.

Since fodder

block suffers

from water

logged condition,

raised bed system

of fodder

production

technology to be

followed.

Name of Dr

Kamal Sarma is

included and Dr

R.K.Kamal and

Kirti Saurabh are

excluded.

Ranchi/

25(iii)

Development of

location specific

Integrated

Farming System

models for rainfed

eco-system of

Eastern Plateau

Hill region

M.K. Dhakar

S.K. Naik

A. Chakrabarti

P.K. Sarkar

Project to be

continued and

extended for three

years.

Name of Dr. P.R.

Kumar to be

excluded due to

his transfer.

The minimum

moisture level

required at

different growth

stages for growing

different Rabi

season crops is to

be estimated and

crop calendar has

to be prepared.

(Action: Dr.

Santosh Mali)

The combination

of different

components to

fulfill the food

requirement of a

family from 1

acre area is to be

determined

The food and

nutritional

security status

and other

indigenous

practices under

the traditional

farming systems

of the region is to

be estimated

Calculate fodder

requirement and

milk yield in

traditional

system and

compare it with

(Action: Dr. A.

Chakraborty)

1.3 ICAR-

RCER/ RC

Makhana/

2014-15/

Introduction of

sweet flag and

tuber vegetable

crop under

wetland ecosystem

with makhana

crop for north

B.R. Jana

Project to be

continued and

extended for one

more year.

Germplasms of

both the crops to

be collected from

NEH region.

1.4 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2014/147

Development of

multi-tier cropping

system for rainfed

uplands of eastern

plateau and hills

M.K. Dhakar

Bikas Das

(Associate)

Project to be

continued and

extended for three years.

Data on tree-

crop interaction

with respect to

soil moisture,

nutrient and

solar radiation is

to be recorded

and interpreted

Dr Bikash Das

to be Associate

in the project

RCER/DC

R/2019/

Structure and

functioning of

agro-forestry

systems in middle

N. Raju Singh

A. Raizada

2018 2021 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr.

S.K. Naik to be

removed

More survey

work is to be

Sampling size

of 30 x 30 m2 to

be taken.

1.6 ICAR-

Ranchi/20

19/225

Evaluation of

Zero Budget

Natural Farming

(ZBNF) for

Eastern Plateau

and Hill Region

B.K. Jha

P.K. Sarkar

Associates:

S.K. Naik

J.S. Choudhary

2019 2024 ICAR-

Project to be

continued.

Names of Dr S.

Maurya to be

deleted

Dr S.K. Naik

and Dr. J. S.

Choudhary to be

the Associate in

the project

The treatments

are to be revised

as per the crop

suitability under

rainfed

ecosystem.

1.7 New Development

of multipurpose

trees and

medicinal

plants based agrof

orestry models

for Eastern

Plateau and Hill

Region

P.K. Sarkar

Reshma Shinde

M.K. Dhakar

2020 2025 ICAR-

RCER Project approved

with the

comments that

during 1st year

screening of 10

medicinal plants

has to be done in

acidic soils.

In place of

Cassia, Satabari

may be studied.

Quantification of

active principles

has to be done.

Resma Shinde

will be CoPI after

her joining.

1.8 New Optimum land

allocation of

different

Integrated farming

systems

components to

maximize

resource use

efficiency and net

return.

Manibhushan

A. Upadhyaya

Sanjeev Kumar

Bikas Das

S.S. Mali

M.K. Dhakar

subject to taking

into account the

sustainability

index, ecosystem

function and net

monetary gain.

Optimization

model developed

by K.K. Rao may

be used.

Joint publication

to be done with

all CoPIs.

Develop model

for two years and

then validate it.

2 Resource Conservation Technology

2.1 ICAR-

DCR/EF/

2015/ 40

Evaluation of

Conservation

Agricultural (CA)

practices under

Rice-fallow

system of Eastern

Region

J. S. Mishra

K. K. Rao

B. K. Jha

S. K. Naik

S.S. Mali

Rakesh Kumar

Rachana Dubey

2021 Consorti

Research

Platform

(ICAR)

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr.

S.K. Singh to be

deleted.

Name of Dr.

Rachana Dubey

to be added as

Root system has

to be studied in

rice-fallow

condition.

Threshold

moisture data for

physiological

stages of crops

for both plateau

and Indo-

Gangetic plains

is to be

determined.

Quantify amount

of residue

biomass to be

incorporated in

plateau region.

2.2 ICAR-

DCR/EF/

Cereal Systems

Initiative for

South Asia

(CSISA) Phase III

J.S. Mishra

Rakesh Kumar

S.K. Dwivedi

S. Mondal

Rachana Dubey

2016 2020 CIMMYT Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr.

Rachana Dubey

to be added as

Co-PI.

Name of Er. M.

Debnath, M.

Monobrullah

and Kirti

Saurabh are

excluded.

Nutrient uptake

and nutrient use

efficiency needs

determined with

respect to

different levels

of soil organic

carbon.

2.3 ICAR-

Ranchi/20

11/ 196

Evaluation of

leaching loss of

nutrients in acidic

soils of Jharkhand

under different

cropping systems

S. K. Naik

S. S. Mali

Project to be

continued.

Correlation

between crop

yield and

nutrient loss is

to be determined

Rooting pattern

of rice and

millet to be

correlated with

leaching loss

under both the

2.4 - Network project

on Conservation

of lac insect

genetic resources

(NPCLIGR)

M. Monobrullah Jan

ICAR Project to be

continued.

Publication to be

made in peer

reviewed journal

2.5 New Impact of long-

term conservation

agriculture on

greenhouse gas

fluxes from

middle Indo-

gangetic plains of

India.

Rachana Dubey

J.S. Mishra

K.K. Rao

Project approved.

3 Climate Resilient Agriculture

3.1 ICAR-

DCR/EF/

Development of

climate resilient

farming system

models for

livelihood

improvement

M. Monobrullah

Bikash Das

Ravi Kumar

Dhiraj Kumar

Singh,

A. Raizada

Manisha Tamta

Ministry

Agricultur

Farmers’

Welfare,

Govt. of

Project to be

continued.

Based on

weather data,

determine

changes in crop

production and

productivity.

Detail survey to

be done for

determining the

reasons of

vulnerability.

Names of

Sanjeev Kumar,

Pankaj Kumar,

Manoj Kumar

and Pawan Jeet

are excluded.

Suggested to

submit paper in

high rated

journal within a

month.

3.2 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2018/ 214

Diversification of

existing upland

production

systems with

tuber crops in

eastern Plateau

and Hill region

R.S. Pan

S.K. Naik

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr Tania

Seth is excluded.

The treatments to

be revised with

inclusion of

second crops after

the kharif season

3.3 ICAR-

2018/ 208

Effect of drought

and heat stress on

wheat : changes in

plant physiologi-

cal traits and yield

attributes

S.K. Dwivedi

Santosh Kumar

Manisha Tamta

Rachana Dubey

2018 2021 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr. Rachana

Dubey is to be

included as Co-PI

and Dr M.

Monobrullah is

excluded.

3.4 ICAR-

2018/ 213

Simulating

production

potential of rice

and wheat under

changing climate

over Bihar

Manisha Tamta

R.C. Bharati

Shivani

Pawan Jeet

S.K. Dwivedi

(Associate)

2018 2021 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

Class division of

timely, late and

very late sown in

wheat to be

replaced with

different sowing

dates.

Name of Dr

R.C.Bharti is

exluded.

Dr S.K.Dwivedi

will be associate.

3.5 - Scaling up

Climate Smart

Agriculture (CSA)

through

Mainstreaming

Climate Smart

Villages (VSVs)

in Bihar

J.S. Mishra

Abhay Kumar

P.K. Sundaram

A. Mukherjee

K.K. Rao

Manisha Tamta

N. Raju Singh

2018 2021 Ministry

Environ

ment &

Forests,

Project to be continued.

3.6 - Long term

conservation

agriculture impact

on micro biome

and soil health

indicators for

resource efficiency

and resilience in

maize systems

K.K. Rao

Rakesh Kumar

NASF Project to be

continued.

Yield data to be

provided

3.7 - Climate Resilient

Agriculture

Programme

Ujjwal Kumar

Abhay Kumar

P.K. Sundaram

Rakesh Kumar

Surajit Mondal

Dhiraj Kumar

R.K. Raman

Govt. of

Project to be

continued.

Existing cropping

system of study

area and varietal

change, if any

need to be

recorded.

Theme- 2. Genetic Resource Management and Improvement of Field, Horticultural

and Aquatic crops

4 Varietal Development 4.1 ICAR-

RCER /

2001/ 03

Plant genetic

resource and

improvement of

fruit and

ornamental crops

M.K. Dhakar

Bikash Das

J. S. Choudhary

D. Kherwar

2001 Long

Project to be

continued.

Name of S.

Maurya to be

excluded.

Possibility of in

situ conservation

of germplasm to

be explored

Exchange of

tamarind

germplasm with

ICAR-CAZRI.

4.2 ICAR-

Evaluation of

different

genotypes of

water chestnut

B.R. Jana

I.S. Singh

Manoj Kumar

2015 2020

Project extended

for one year.

Variety release

proforma to be

submitted to the

IVRC within next

06 months i.e, up

to December,

(Action: B.R. Jana)

4.3 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2017/215

Genetic resource

management in

vegetable crops

A.K. Singh

P. Bhavna

R. S. Pan

V.K. Yadav

J.S. Chaudhary

project

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr. J.S.

Chaudhary is to be

included as Co-PI.

4.4 ICAR-

DCR/EF

Identification of

traits, genes,

physiological

mechanisms to

develop climate

smart varieties for

unfavourable

environment

S.K. Dwivedi

Santosh Kumar

2017 2022 IRRI Project to be

continued.

4.5 - Development of

nutrient rich lines

of pulse legumes

for eastern India

Choudhary

Kirti Saurabh

Project to be

continued

Pre analysis of soil

with respect to Fe,

Zn and other

nutrients needs to

be done.

(Action: Kirti

Saurabh)

4.6 ICAR-

DCR/201

Evaluation,

characterization

and identification

of rice genotypes

for combine

tolerance to

drought and

submergence

Santosh Kumar

N. Bhakta

S.K. Dwivedi

Project to be

continued.

4.7 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2019/ 226

Development of

multiple disease

resistant hybrids

in solanaceous

vegetables

P. Bhavana

A.K. Singh

2019 2024 ICAR-

Project to be

continued.

Name of P.K.

Sarkar to be

dropped

Names of Dr

A.K. Singh to

be included as

Bacterial wilt

resistant

germplasm of

solanaceous

vegetables from

Odisha and

Chhattisgarh

have to be

collected

4.8 New Genetic

enhancement of

pigeon pea for

yield and biotic

stress resistance

P. Bhavana

Kishor Tribhuvan

J S Choudhary

Project approved.

Suggested to take

only 20 promising

genotypes. Biotic

stress resistant pea

seeds may be

passed on to Dr

B.K.Jha for its trial

under rice-fallow

condition.

Theme- 3. Improved Production and Protection Technologies for Agri-Horti Crops

5 Production Technologies

5.1 ICAR-

2017/ 212

Diversification of

rice-wheat system

with vegetables

Shivani

Kirti Saurabh

Shubha Kumari

Akram Ahmed

2017 2021 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr.

Akram Ahmed

to be included as

Co-PI.

productivity and

water pricing

needs to be

calculated

(Action: Akram

Ahmed).

Publication on

Diversified

cropping

systems studies

to be done.

5.2 -- Creation of seed

hubs for

increasing

indigenous

production of

pulses in India

A.K. Choudhary

Hari Govind (KVK, Buxar)

2016 2021 ICAR Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr

I.S.Singh and

Dr P.R.Kumar

are excluded.

Being a part of

this project, the

information of

KVK, Buxar

also needs to be

included.

(Action: Hari

Govind (KVK,

Buxar) to provide

information to Dr.

A.K. Choudhary).

5.3 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2018/206

Development of

year round seed

production

techno-logies in

chillies

(Capsicum annum

L.) for Jharkhand

P. Bhavana

NABARD

(Externall

y funded)

Project to be

continued.

Dr. P. Bhavana

will be PI of the

project due to

transfer of P.R.

5.4 ICAR-

Performance

evaluation of

medicinal and

aromatic plant in

T.K. Koley

N. Raju Singh

N.A. Gajbhiye

(DMAPR,

Anand)

Project to be

continued.

Focus on

underutilized

medicinal plants

for their

bioactive

compounds and

try to

collaborate with

other ICAR-

institutes

Focus on value

added products.

5.5 ICAR-

Response of

nutrients on

productivity of

water chestnut and

Indian lotus

I.S. Singh

Manoj Kumar

Project to be

continued.

5.6 ICAR-

Effect of different

intercultural

practices on

biochemical

constituents of

makhana seed

B.R. Jana

Manoj Kumar

Project to be

continued.

5.7 ICAR-

Effect of

secondary and

micronutrients on

yield and quality

of makhana in

field condition

Manoj Kumar

I.S. Singh

S.M. Raut

Project to be

continued.

5.8 ICAR-

2019/ 228

Enhancing

nutritional

security of rural

households

through vegetable

based Nutri

garden in Bihar

Kumari Shubha

T.K. Koley

Project to be

continued.

A report has to be submitted

within 15 days regarding

progress of the project.

5.9 New Standardization of

basin enrichment

in bearing

orchards of Bael,

Mango and Guava

under eastern

plateau and hill

region

Bikash Das

P.K. Sarkar

M. K.Dhakar

2020 2025 ICAR-

Project approved.

Suggested to

include moisture

parameter of soil.

5.10 New Standardization of

agro-techniques in

nutri-cereals for

enhancing the

productivity in

eastern Indo-

gangetic plains

Rakesh Kumar

K.K. Rao

Reshma Shinde

Project approved.

Suggested

following points:

Reshma Shinde

will be CoPI

after her joining.

One set to be

established at

Jharkhand.

Nutrient

budgeting to be

estimated.

Soil moisture to

be estimated.

5.11 New Development of

clonal seed

orchard of Kusum

(Schleichera

oleosa)

Pradip Kumar

Sarkar

Project approved

5.12 New Improving nutrient

use efficiency and

productivity by

customizing

nutrient

application

methods in

Makhana

Manoj Kumar

I.S. Singh

Project approved

5.13 New Studies on soils in

relation to

makhana

production in

North Bihar

Manoj Kumar

I.S. Singh

Project approved

6.0 Protection Technologies

6.1 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2018/199

Management of

wilt complex in

leguminous and

cucurbitaceous

crops of eastern

region

A.K. Dubey 2018 2021 ICAR-

Due to transfer of

Dr S. Maurya, Dr

A.K. Dubey will be

the PI of the

project.

6.2 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2018/198

Seasonal incidence

and evaluation of

management

strategies against

insect- pests of

cauliflower and

chilli

J. S. Choudhary

D.K. Raghav

M. Monobrullah

Rakesh Kumar

2018 2021 ICAR-

Project to be

continued.

Yield difference

with insect

infestation has to

be assessed.

6.3 ICAR-

2018/217

Development of

native

Trichoderma

bioformulations

for management

of soil-borne

diseases

A.K. Dubey

A.K. Choudhary

2018 2021 ICAR-

Project to be

continued

multiplication of

Trichoderma

needs to be done.

(Action: A.K.

Dubey).

Name of Kirti

Saurabh is

excluded.

6.4 ICAR-

2019/ 229

Studies on weed

and seed bank

dynamics in

different cropping

systems in the

middle Indo

Gangetic Plains

Sanjeev Kumar

Rakesh Kumar

N. Raju Singh

Project to be

continued

Name of Dr. J.

S. Mishra to be

excluded.

Viability of

weed seed to be

studied.

Theme- 4. Integrated Land & Water Management

7.0 Land & Water Management

7.1 ICAR-

RCER /RC

Ranchi/

2014/150

Rehabilitation of

coal mine affected

areas through

agroforestry

interventions

M.K. Dhakar

S.S. Mali

Bikash Das

P.K. Sarkar

D. Kherwar

Project to be

continued and

extended for three

years.

Dr P.K. Sarkar to

be included as the

PI of the project

The heavy metals

content in leaf

tissue of different

plants are to be

recorded

7.2 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2018/197

Study on growth

stage based

fertigation pattern

and crop geometry

in cucurbits in

EPHR condition

B. K. Jha

S. S. Mali

S. K. Naik

2018 2021 ICAR-

Project to be

continued.

7.3 ICAR-

Ranchi/

2018/210

Design,

development and

performance

evaluation of solar

powered

agricultural

equipment

S.S. Mali

P.K. Sundaram

J.S. Choudhary

(Associate)

2018 2021 ICAR-

Project to be

continued.

Dr J.S.

Choudhary to

be the Associate

in the project

7.4 ICAR-

DLWM/2

018/205

productivity

assessment in

major cropping

systems of

Eastern India

M. Debnath

Rakesh Kumar

Santosh Kumar

N. Bhakta

Akram Ahmed

Project to be

continued.

Calculate water

productivity of

different crops

conventional

tillage condition

and improved

tillage condition.

Economic water

productivity has

to be calculated.

Also calculate

productivity of

different major

rice varieties

grown in Bihar as

well as their

pooled results.

Name of Dr J.J.

Gupta is

excluded.

7.5 ICAR-

Design and

development of

peripatetic fish

vending cart with

solar aerator

P.K. Sundaram

Bikash Sarkar

A. Rahman

S.K. Ahirwal

Project to be

continued.

Produce

prototype of the

machine by the

end of the year

7.6 ICAR-

Improving rabi/

summer maize

productivity

through efficient

land and water

management

Anil. K. Singh

A. Upadhyaya

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr.

Manoj Kumar,

Co-PI is

excluded.

7.7 ICAR-

2018/211

Assessment of

land use and land

cover change for

crop planning

using remote

sensing and GIS

of East and West

Champaran

district.

Manibushan

A. Raizada

Anil.K. Singh

2018 2021 ICAR-

Project to be

continued.

Performance of the

project has to be

improved.

Handover

resource inventory

developed for East

Champaran

district to Head

MGIFRI,

Motihari.

Information on

water logged areas

of East

Champaran to be

given within 15

(Action: Dr Manibushan)

Collect soil map

NBSS&LUP

centre Kolkata

for the East

Champaran

district

7.8 ICAR-

Water conser-

vation under

different irrigation

and tillage

management in

rice based

cropping system

Surajit Mondal

Rakesh Kumar

(Associate)

Project to be

continued.

Dr Rakesh Kumar

will be Associate.

7.9 ICAR-

2018/219

Optimization of

cropping pattern

to maximize water

productivity

A. Upadhyaya

Akram Ahmed

Anil K. Singh

S. Mondal

Project to be

continued.

7.10 ICAR-

2018/218

Studies on

irrigation water

pricing and

influencing

factors

A. Upadhyaya

Pawan Jeet

M. Debnath

Project to be

continued.

Calculate water

pricing for other

eastern states

like Eastern UP,

West Bengal

and Odisha

apart from

Bihar for rice

and vegetables.

During

calculation of

water price,

post-harvest

losses should

also be taken

into account.

Name of Dr S.

Mondal is

excluded.

7.11 - Evaluation of

irrigation system

and improvement

strategies for

higher water

productivity in

Sone Canal

Command

(AICRP on

Water)

Ajay Kumar

Akram Ahmed

A.Upadhyaya

A. Rahman

Manibhushan

Pawan Jeet

Mani Kumar

(WALMI)

ICAR Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr S.K.

Singh is

removed.

Dr. Akram

Ahmed will be

PI and Dr Pawan

Jeet and Dr A.

Upadhyaya will

be CoPIs of the

project after

transfer of Dr.

Ajay Kumar

7.12 ICAR-

RCER/D

2019/ 233

Standardization of

fertigation

schedule in high

density guava

under middle

Gangetic plains

Akram Ahmed

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr Ajay

Kumar is excluded.

7.13 New Evaluation of

existing solar

pump for

irrigation potential

in eastern region

of India

A. Rahman

Anil K. Singh

N. Chandra

Project approved.

Name of Dr Pawan

Jeet is excluded.

7.14 New Budgeting and

auditing of water

for better planning

and management

in agriculture.

Arti Kumari

A. Upadhyaya

Manisha Tamta

2020 2023 ICAR-

The project is

approved. However,

the project will start

from the date of

joining of PI after

availing maternity

leave as per her

letter no. nil dated

15.06.2020 duly

forwarded by the

Head, DLWM.

7.15 New Land feasibility

analysis for

rainwater

harvesting

planning at

watershed level in

Nalanda, Bihar.

Arti Kumari

A. Upadhyaya

Pawan Jeet

2020 2023 ICAR-

The project is

approved. However,

the project will start

from the date of

joining of PI after

availing maternity

leave as per her

letter no. nil dated

15.06.2020 duly

forwarded by the

Head, DLWM.

7.16 New Refinement of

indigenous plough

and weeding rake

in Eastern Hill

and Plateau region

Bikash Sarkar

P.K. Sundaram

D.K. Raghav

(As Associate)

2020 2023 ICAR-

(EHPR includes

Jharkand,

Odisha and

Chhattisgarh)

Role of soil

moisture has to

be studied.

7.17 New Umbrella project on floodplains of

E. India

Project approved.

Work should be

taken up in 4 states

(Bihar, Assam, West

Bengal and Eastern

7.17(i) Collection,

evaluation and

characterization of

popular rice

landraces in

floodplains of

eastern India.

N. Bhakta

Scientist from

Following

suggestions were

Registration of

farmers' variety

Field assessment

of insect pest

7.17(ii) Resource

inventorization of

floodplain

wetlands in

eastern India

R. K. Raman

S.M. Raut

P.K. Bharti

Suggested to include

health, postal,

marketing and credit

facilities available in

the study areas.

7.17(iii) Flood mapping

and mitigating

strategies

Akram Ahmed

Arti Kumari

Anil K. Singh

Interventions for

flood plain crop

management to be

suggested.

7.18 Assessing uptake

of arsenic by

winter crops from

organic amended

S. Mondal Propose for

external funding

Prepare a status

paper on arsenic

in eastern India.

Theme- 5. Livestock & Fisheries Management

8.0 Livestock and Avian Management

8.1 ICAR-

RCER /

DLFM /

2011/ 106

Formulation of

area specific

mineral mixture

for Bihar based

on Soil-plant-

animal

continuum

A. Dey

J.J. Gupta

S.K. Naik

P. K. Ray

Project to be

continued and

make a linkage

with Agri-business

Incubation (ABI)

programme of

Bihar & Jharkhand

states.

8.2 ICAR-

/DLFM/EF/

2011/ 31

Network project

on Buffalo

improvement

P.C. Chandran

Pankaj Kumar

R.K. Kamal

P.K. Ray

(Associate)

Project to be

continued.

Name of Manoj

Kumar Tripathi is

excluded.

Dr A.Dey to be

Associate in the

project.

8.3 ICAR-

RCER /

2013/ 135

Characterization

of lesser known

breeds of farm

animals in Eastern

P.C. Chandran

R.K. Kamal

The project to be

continued

Name of Dr

Shankar Dayal

to be excluded

due to his

transfer.

8.4 ICAR-

2015/175

Characterization

and evaluation of

duck germplasm

in Eastern region.

R.K. Kamal

P.C. Chandran

P.K. Ray

The project to be

continued and

extended for a year

subject to

characterization of

duck germplasm of

Eastern UP and

Assam.

8.5 ICAR-

2018/202

Assessing genetic

variability in ducks

of eastern states

Rajni Kumari

P.K. Ray

R. K. Kamal

(Associate)

2018 2022 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

Consequent

upon transfer of

Dr. Shankar

Dayal, Dr. Rajni

Kumari will act

as the PI of

project.

Dr R.K.Kamal

will be

Associate.

8.6 ICAR-

2018/209

Molecular

epidemiology and

therapeutic

management of

bovine

Theileriosis

Pankaj Kumar

P.K. Ray

Hyderabad

IIT, Guwahati,

2018 2021 ICAR

The project to be

continued.

Generate all

information

related to disease

according to the

animal or

breed.

Collect data from

Jharkhand and

West Bengal

8.7 -- Studies on

development of

method for early

pregnancy

diagnosis in buffalo

Rajni Kumari

P.C. Chandran

Scientist from

BASU, Patna

2018 2022 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr

Shankar Dayal

to be excluded.

8.8 -- Outreach

programme on

zoonotic diseases

P.K. Ray

Rajni Kumari

Scientist from

BASU, Patna

2018 2021 IVRI

(Externally

funded)

Project to be

continued.

Health-camp

may be

organized with

collaboration of

ATARI and

KVK team.

Breed wise

incidence has to

be recorded.

Disease hotspot

in Bihar may be

pointed out.

8.9 ICAR-

2019/ 231

Development of

meat and egg

strains of duck

suitable for

backyard farming

P.C. Chandran

R.K. Kamal

A. Dey

Rajni Kumari

A.R. Sen

2019 2024 ICAR-

Project to be

continued

8.10 ICAR-

2019/ 232

Effect of genetic

and non-genetic

factors on

prolificacy of

Bengal goat

R.K. Kamal

A. Dey

P.C. Chandran

Rajni Kumari

P.K. Ray

Project to be

continued

8.11 -- AICRP on Goat

Improvement

A. Dey

R.K. Kamal

P.C. Chandran

P.K. Ray

ICAR Project to be

continued

8.12 -- Evaluation of

different tree

leaves as fodder

for goats

A. Chakrabarti

P.K. Sarkar

2019 2022 ICAR-

Project to be

continued

8.13 New Evaluation of

traditionally used

growth promoters

on production

performances in

pig and poultry

A. Chakrabarti A.Dey (Associate)

Project approved.

Dr A. Dey will be

associate in the

project

8.14 New Assessment of

antimicrobial drug

resistance in

bacteria of animal

origin

Jyoti Kumar July

Project approved.

9.0 Fisheries Management

9.1 -- National

Surveillance

Programme for

Aquatic Animal

Disease

(NSPAAD)

Kamal Sarma

T. Kumar

P.K. Ray

S.K. Ahirwal

NFDB Project to be

continued till

funding agency

permits.

Permission has

been received for

extension upto

December 2020.

9.2 ICAR-

2018/201

Culture potential

of selected Indian

minor carp

S.K. Ahirwal

T. Kumar

Ravi Kumar

Kamal Sarma

Jaspreet Singh

2018 2021 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

9.3 ICAR-

2019/ 221

Biofloc

technology:

Exploring

production

optimization and

economic viability

for the Eastern

region

Jaspreet Singh

Bavithra R.

Project to be

continued.

9.4 -- Economic

feasibility of

integrated prawn

cum fish farming

in Polyculture

system in Eastern

region

Bavithra R.

Jaspreet Singh

Project to be

continued.

9.5 -- Assessment of

fish diversity and

production

potential in lentic

inland ecosystems

of North Bihar

S.M. Raut

I.S. Singh

Ravi Kumar

Jaspreet Singh

Project to be

continued.

Assess fish

productivity

with makhana,

water chestnut,

sweet flag and

colocasia.

Study crop

compatibility

with fish

species and

diversification.

9.6 New Effect of different

manures on fish

productivity

Kamal sarma

T. Kumar

Jaspreet Singh

Jyoti Kumar

A. Dey

S. Mondal

(Associate)

Project approved.

Stocking of

yearling to be done

in February.

9.7 New Assessment of

fish production

potential in

makhana-

periphyton system

in North Bihar

S.M. Raut

Jaspreet Singh

Project approved.

Theme- 6. Socio-Economics, Extension and Policy Research

10.0 Socio-economic Research

10.1 ICAR-

2014/184

Growth and

instability in

production of

principal crops in

Eastern India

Abhay Kumar

N. Chandra

R.C. Bharati

Dhiraj Kumar

Project to be

continued.

Chhattisgarh and

Eastern UP has to

be included.

10.2 -- Socio-economic

characterization of

farmers in Bihar

& Jharkhand

V. K. Yadav

Pankaj Kumar

Ujjwal Kumar

R. C. Bharati

R.K. Raman

2017 2020

Project to be

continued and

extended for two

Name of Dr.

Rohan Kumar

Raman to be

included as Co-

10.3 ICAR-

2017/189

Production and

value chain

analysis of

makhana

Dhiraj Kumar

Abhay Kumar

N. Chandra

I.S. Singh

2017 2020 ICAR

Project to be

continued and

extended for 6

months to study the

effect of branding

in Makhana value

chain.

Submit the

bulletin within 2

weeks.

10.4 ICAR-

2018/207

Transfer and

adoption of

improved

agricultural

technologies

Ujjwal Kumar

D.K. Singh

Sanjeev Kumar

M.K. Dhakar

J.S. Choudhary

2018 2021 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

Inventory of the

popularized

technology

should be made

and extent of

adoption of

theses

technology

should be

evaluated.

Reasons of

discontinuation

or rejection of

the technology if

any, should be

studied.

10.5 -- Enhancing food,

nutritional and

livelihood security

of marginal and

tenant farmers in

Jharkhand through

need based

agricultural

technologies

Bikash Das

V.K. Yadav

A. Chakrabarti

R.S. Pan

Farmer

Project

(Externall

y funded)

Project to be

continued.

Name of Dr

P.R. Kumar and

Dr S. Maurya

to be excluded.

Name of Dr

Chakrabarti and

Dr R.S. Pan to

be included as

Co-PIs

Finger millet

varieties

developed at

VPKAS,

Almora to be

tested in the

farmers fields

of adopted

villages

10.6 ICAR-

EF/ 2018/

Evaluation of

farm implements

and tools for

small land holders

Bikas Sarkar

Ujjwal Kumar

P.K. Sundaram

S.S. Mali

Ramkewal

D.K. Raghav

2018 2020

Project to be

continued and

extended upto June

10.7 -- Value addition of

principal food

grains by farmers

of Bihar

N. Chandra

Ujjwal Kumar

Dhiraj Kumar

P.K. Sundaram

R.C. Bharati

2018 2021 ICAR

Project to be

continued.

RPF-I of the

project has to be

submitted by

June 2020.

10.8 ICAR-

2018/216

Status of food and

nutritional

security of rural

households in

Eastern India

A. Mukherjee

Shubha Kumari

V.K. Yadav

Project to be

continued.

Analyze the

nutritional data

of Children.

Percent of farm

produce in per

capita

consumption in

all income level.

Size of house

hold need to be

mentioned.

Name of Tania

Seth is removed.

10.9 -- Establishment of

Biotech-KISAN

Hub at ICAR

Pawan Jeet

Bikash Das

S. Mondal

A. Mukhrjee

N. Raju Singh

P.K. Ray

R.K. Kamal

J.S. Choudhary

A. Chakrabarti

D.K. Raghav,

KVK Ramgarh

Indrajeet, KVK

Ramgarh

D. Kherwar,

KVK Ramgarh

R.K. Singh,

Hazaribagh

S.K. Singh,

Hazaribagh

S.L. Yadav,

Hazaribagh

Ajit K. Singh,

KVK, Ranchi

B. Mahto,

KVK, Ranchi

DBT Project to be

continued.

Plantation of

kusum/ber lac

host plants in

selected areas of

Eastern Hills and

Plateau Region.

Introduction of

duck farming and

fodder cultivation

under IFS

activities.

Interventions of

strategic feeding,

dewarming and

vaccination of

animal

components and

vegetable

cultivation based

on farmers’

expertise

components in

IFS activities.

Dr. Asit

Chakrabarti to be

included as Co-PI

Names of Dr(s).

S. Maurya and

S.S. Mali to be

removed.

10.10 ICAR-

2019/ 230

Status of

utilization of

digital tools in

agriculture sector

in Eastern India

R.C. Bharati

Ujjwal Kumar

N. Chandra

R.K. Raman

PC, KVK

Indrajeet, SMS,

KVK Ramgarh

Project to be

continued.

Report of work

plan of the

project to be

submitted within

a month to

review.

Name of Dhiraj

Kumar Singh is

excluded.

10.11 New DBT Biotech

KISAN project on

Improvement of

livelihood through

establishment of

value chain of

horticultural crops

in seven

Aspirational

districts of

Jharkhand and

Bikash Das

A.K. Singh

Bikas Sarkar

Pawan Jeet

A. Mukherjee

J.S. Choudhary

Kaushalendra

2020 2022 DBT Project to be

continued.

10.12 New Agri-Business

Incubation Project

Bikash Das

V.K. Yadav

S.S. Mali

2020 2025 NAIF Project to be

continued.

10.13 Development and

validation of need

based technology

delivery model

through farmers'

producer

organization for

eastern region of

A. Mukherjee

Ujjwal Kumar

Dhiraj Kumar

Shubha Kumari

V.K. Yadav

R.S. Pan

D.K. Raghav

NASF Project to be

continued

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