QRT Meeting Highlights ICAR-CRRI’s Progress and Strategic Vision for Rice Research (2019-2024)
The Quinquennial Review Meeting (QRT) of ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack, was held from 8-10 April 2025 to review the institute’s progress and achievements during the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2024. The meeting was chaired by Dr. A.K. Singh, Emeritus Professor, Division of Genetics, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, and featured a distinguished panel of experts, including Dr. P.V. Satyanarayana, Director of Research at Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur; Dr. A.R. Sharma, Director of Research at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi; Dr. V.V. Ramamurthy, Retd. Professor, Division of Entomology, IARI, New Delhi; Dr. S.G. Sharma, Former Head of the Crop Physiology and Biochemistry Division at CRRI, Cuttack, and Emeritus Professor at GBPUAT, Pantnagar; Dr. R.K. Samanta, Former Vice-Chancellor of BCKV, West Bengal; and Mr. K.V. Iyer, Expert at the Agribusiness Foundation at IIT, Kharagpur (who attended online).
Dr. M.J. Baig, the I/c Director of ICAR-CRRI, presented an overview of the institute’s research achievements and infrastructural developments that had taken place since the last QRT, highlighting the progress made in various scientific and technological advancements. Dr. Sanghamitra Samantaray, Head of the Crop Improvement Division and Member Secretary of the QRT, provided a comprehensive Action Taken Report (ATR), which detailed the progress made on the recommendations from the previous QRT. Following this, divisional heads, research station heads, administrative heads, and heads of the KVKs (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) presented their respective progress reports, sharing updates on research activities, innovations, and key initiatives in their domains. The meeting served as an important platform for evaluating the institute’s research, identifying future directions, and reinforcing strategies for continued growth and development in rice research.
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