10 Feb 2024 Project Director, GEF-6 cum Additional Secretary, Watersheds Department, Govt. of Uttarakhand visits Green-Ag landscape, Similapal, Odisha Mrs Namami Bansal (IAS), Project Director of the Green-Ag (GEF 6) Project, Corbett Rajaji Landscape and Additional Secretary of the Watersheds Department, Government of Uttarakhand, visited the Similpal Landscape in Mayurbhanj, Odisha on 10 February 2024....
25 Jan 2024 Two-day convergence workshop of GEF-funded Green-Ag project, Odisha Under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded Green-Ag Project, a convergence cum capacity-building workshop was organized for district-level line department officials from 24-25 January 2024 in Gudugudia Similipal forest, Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The workshop intended to enhance the skills and knowledge of officials from different line departments relating....
24 Jan 2024 Exposure visit organized for farmers in Bhadrak, Odisha A two-day workshop for progressive farmers from priority villages was organized under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded Green-Ag Project from 24 – 25 January 2024, at the National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) Project, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Bhadrak, Odisha....
08 Jan 2024 Press brief of the stocktaking workshop on GEF Projects: Green-Ag Project (GEF-6) and FOLUR Project (GEF-7), Odisha The stocktaking workshop was organized on 08 January 2024, to review the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded FAO projects being implemented in Odisha under the chairpersonship of the Principal Secretary Dr Arabinda Kumar Padhee, IAS, Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Empowerment, Government of Odisha....
29 Dec 2023 6th Meeting of the Technical Support Group (TSG), Similipal Landscape, Odisha On the 29th December 2023, the 6th meeting of the Technical Support Group (TSG), Similipal Landscape, Green-Ag Project, Odisha, was held under the Chairpersonship of ADM Revenue, Mayurbhanj, Mr Akshay Sunil Agarwal, IAS. The meeting is organized quarterly to review the progress of the project in the landscape and seek necessary support and approvals....
05 Dec 2023 World Soil Day - 2023, Odisha World Soil Day is celebrated annually on 5th of December and is a global initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to promote soil health and its sustainable management. The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment, Government of Odisha observes the day officially every year in the state with various events....
29 Nov 2023 Riverine Conservation Awareness Campaign cum Fish Farmer Training, Dampa Landscape, Mizoram In collaboration with the Fisheries Department, Government of Mizoram, the Green-Ag project, Dampa Landscape organized a comprehensive training on "Riverine Conservation Awareness Campaign cum Fish Farmer Training" at New W. Phaileng on November 29, 2023. Seventy fish farmers, 18 women and 52 men, from six villages under the Mamit district in the project....
05 Oct 2023 National Wildlife Week observed by Green-Eco Clubs, Similipal Landscape, Green-Ag project, Odisha National Wildlife Week is celebrated from the 2nd to 8th of October every year in India, since 1952, to protect and preserve India’s flora and fauna. The theme for this year’s week was Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation. The Green Landscape Implementation Unit (GLIU) of the Green-Ag Project, Similipal Landscape, celebrated the National Wildlife Week....
11 Sep 2023 MoU signed between Samagra Shiksha and the Green-Ag project, Mizoram On 11th September 2023 10:00 AM a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for working on Green Eco Clubs was signed between the Green-Ag Project, Mizoram, Department of Agriculture, Government of Mizoram (GoM) and the Samagra Shiksha Mizoram, Department of School Education, Government of Mizoram (GoM)....
07 Sep 2023 FAO organizes RuralInvest Training Workshop to Boost Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Investment, New Delhi FAO organized a three-day capacity-building workshop on RuralInvest from 4-6 September 2023 in Delhi. The training was led by the FAO Representative in India, Mr Takayuki Hagiwara. The workshop trained economists and the FAO India team....
18 Jul 2023 Curriculum Development Workshop on Livestock Management at Mayurbhanj, Green-Ag project, Odisha The curriculum development workshop on Livestock Management under the Green-Ag Project, Odisha, was organized from 18.07.2023 to 19.07.2023 at the RKVY Resource Center in the O/o-P.D. Watershed, Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The workshop intended to develop a livestock product centric curriculum development including livestock rearing to value addition and market access....
25 Jul 2023 7th State Steering Committee (SSC) meeting, Green-Ag project, Mizoram The Green-Ag Project in Mizoram, aimed at catalyzing transformative change in India's agricultural sector to support national and global environmental benefits and conserve critical biodiversity and forest landscapes, conducted its 7th State Steering Committee (SSC) meeting at the Secretariat's Conference Hall, MINECO, New Capital Complex, Aizawl....
07 Jul 2023 5th Meeting of the Technical Support Group (TSG), Green-Ag project, Odisha The fifth meeting of the Technical Support Group (TSG), Green-Ag Project, Odisha, was held under the Chairpersonship of Shri Vineet Bharadwaj, IAS, Collector and District Magistrate, Mayurbhanj, who is also the Chairperson of the TSG, Green-Ag Project, Odisha. The members of the TSG and representatives of the Green-Ag project from the GLIU and SPMU....
29 Apr 2023 4th Meeting of the State Steering Committee (SSC), Green-Ag project, Odisha The fourth meeting of the State Steering Committee (SSC), Green-Ag Project, Odisha was held under the Chairpersonship of Shri Pradeep Kumar Jena, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha (GoO) on April 29, 2023, at Lokaseva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. The Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), GoO....
24 Mar 2023 4th Meeting of the Technical Support Group (TSG), Green-Ag project, Odisha Fourth meeting of the Technical Support Group (TSG) - Green-Ag project, Odisha, India was held under the Chairpersonship of Shri Vineet Bharadwaj, IAS, Collector and District Magistrate, Mayurbhanj, who is also the Chairperson of the TSG, Green-Ag Project, Odisha. The TSG members and Green-Ag project representatives from GLIU and SPMU attended the meeting....
16 Feb 2023 Curriculum Development Workshop on Sustainable Agriculture at Mayurbhanj, Green-Ag project, Odisha A two-day workshop to develop an enterprise-centric curriculum on sustainable agriculture was organized on February 16 and 17, 2023 under the Green-Ag Project, Odisha at the Green Landscape Implementation Unit (GLIU) Office, Baripada, Mayurbhanj. This curriculum will be used to conduct the farmer field schools in the landscape for the crops selected through community consultations....
14 Feb 2023 5th Meeting of the Technical Support Group (TSG), Green-Ag Project, Mizoram The 5th meeting of the Technical Support Group (TSG), Green-Ag Project, Mizoram for Lunglei District was held on 14th February 2023 and for Mamit district was held on 17th February 2023 respectively, at respective Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office Conference Hall. In Lunglei District the TSG meeting was chaired by....
18 Jan 2023 5th State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) meeting, Green-Ag project, Odisha The 5th State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) meeting of the Green-Ag project, Odisha was held under the guidance of Sri Pravat Kumar Roul, Chairperson of SLTC and Vice-Chancellor, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) on January 18, 2023, in the R.K Hall, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. The SLTC members and Green-Ag Project representatives....
16 Nov 2022 Curriculum Development Workshop on Sustainable Agriculture, Aizawl, Mizoram A two-day Curriculum Development Workshop (CDW) on Sustainable Agriculture was organized under the Green-Ag project at the Committee Room, Directorate of Agriculture Building, Aizawl, Mizoram on November 16 -17, 2022. The purpose of the workshop was to deliberate and develop Farmer Field School (FFS) curriculum with good agriculture practices....
10 Nov 2022 Dr Konda Reddy Chavva on his visit to Mayurbhanj, Odisha During the visit at Mayurbhanj, Odisha in November 2022, Dr Konda Reddy Chavva Officer-In-Charge, FAO representation in India, was interviewed by KalingaTV. In his interview Dr Reddy shared in brief the objective, expected outputs and outcomes of the project.....
07 Nov 2022 NPMU’s field visit to Similipal landscape, Mayurbhanj, Odisha Dr Konda Reddy Chavva, Officer-In-Charge, FAO Representation in India and Mr. R. B Sinha, Project Director, Green-Ag project, India along with Shri B. S. Kalo, Project Director, Watershed cum District Project Nodal officer, and SPMU and GLIU team visited four villages, namely, Batpalsa, Kasipal, Dangarsahi, and Badsole of the landscape to review the preparedness for the field activities....
04 Sep 2022 Field visit of FAO RAP officials, Green-Ag, Odisha Dr Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Senior Forestry Officer and Lead Technical Officer (LTO), Mr. Pierre Ferrand, Agriculture Officer (Agroecology) and alternate LTO for Green-Ag project from FAO RAP along with Mr R.B. Sinha, National Project Director and Dr Divya Shah, NRM & Biodiversity Specialist, NPMU visited Odisha from 4th – 8th September 2022....
20 Jul 2022 3rd Technical Support Group (TSG) meeting, Green-Ag project, Odisha The 3rd Technical Support Group (TSG) meeting of Green-Ag Project, Odisha was held under the Chairmanship of the Shri Vineet Bhardwaj, IAS, Collector & District Magistrate cum Chairman, TSG, Mayurbhanj at 11.30AM on 20th July 2022 at the Facilitation Centre, Collectorate, Mayurbhanj. Total 50 participants including members, Nodal Officers from different line Departments attended the meeting....
14 Jun 2022 Interview of the Project Director, Green-Ag project on the DD Madhya Pradesh channel During the State inception workshop at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh in June 2022, Mr. R.B. Sinha Project Director, Green-Ag was interviewed by Doordarshan. In his interview Mr. Sinha shared in brief the objective, expected outputs and outcomes of the project.....
06 Jun 2022 3rd State Steering Committee meeting, Green-Ag project, Odisha The State Steering Committee (SSC) meeting of the Green-Ag Project, Odisha was held under the Chairmanship of Sri Sanjeev Chopra, Agriculture Production Commissioner –cum- ACS, Odisha at 11.00 AM on 6th June 2022 at Krushi Bhawan, Odisha. Total 24 members including Members from different government departments, Officer-In-Charge, FAO Representation in India....
05 Jun 2022 Interview of the Project Director, Green-Ag project on the World Environment Day 2022 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of India, is promoting sustainable agriculture practices through its projects. The Green-Ag project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through its sixth funding cycle has been initiated by FAO to catalyse transformative change of India’s agricultural sector to support achievement of....
28 May 2022 Brainstorming Session on developing Curricula for FFS, Green-Ag project “Farmer Field School (FFS)” is a key vehicle for community engagement in this project. FFS, a school without walls, has a group of farmers who meet regularly during the crop growing seasons to experiment as a group with new and sustainable production options. However, improving farmers’ incomes is a key priority. Therefore, economics of any commodity also becomes important....
25 Apr 2022 District level Project Inception Workshop, Green-Ag project, Mayurbhanj, Odisha A three-day, district level inception workshop for the Green-Ag project was held from 25th to 27th April 2022 at the Prayas Conference Hall of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha. The purpose of the workshop was to orient and inform the district officials from different line departments, and the different stakeholders including, Green Landscape Implementation Unit (GLIU) team members....
15 Mar 2022 1st National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) meeting, Green-Ag Project On 15th March 2022, the first meeting of National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) was held in the hybrid mode under the Chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare to discuss the status of implementation and the annual work plan and budget (AWP&B) for the project year....
24 Jan 2022 Field visit cum interactive session with SPMU team, Green-Ag project, Odisha Shri R B Sinha, Senior Policy advisor & National Project Director, NPMU visited Odisha from 24-26th January 2022. During his visit he had an interactive session with SPMU officials in presence of Director Soil Conservation & Watershed Development at SPMU office where he emphasized for conducting various state level committee meetings in time and actions to be followed accordingly....
18 Jan 2022 4th National Project Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting, Green-Ag project The fourth meeting of the National Project Monitoring Committee (NPMC) was held virtually on 18 January 2022, under the Chairmanship of Shri Samuel Praveen Kumar, Joint Secretary (RFS), Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India, to discuss the project progress, Risk Mitigation Strategy and Annual Work Plan Budget....
18 Nov 2021 Online Accounting Training, Green-Ag project, Odisha A virtual training programme on Accounting cum MIS training for Green-Ag team, Odisha was conducted on 18th November 2021 at 11:00 AM to 12:30 AM. The training was conducted by Experts of National Project Management Unit (NPMU) (Mr. Sumanta Ku Sahoo, Finance & M&E Specialist and Mr. Abhishek Saini, Jr. MIS Expert)....
24 Dec 2021 2nd Technical Support Group (TSG) meeting, Green-Ag project, Odisha The Second District Technical Support Group (TSG) meeting of Odisha was held under the Chairmanship of Shri Vineet Bhardwaj, IAS, Collector & District Magistrate cum Chairman, TSG, Mayurbhanj at the Facilitation Centre of Collectorate, Mayurbhanj on 24th December 2021 at 10.30 AM. Total 37 participants including members and Nodal Officers from different related line Departments were attended the meeting....
29 Oct 2021 2nd State Steering Committee meeting, Green-Ag project, Odisha 2nd State Steering Committee Meeting of Green-Ag project, Odisha was held under the Chairmanship of Agriculture Production Commissioner cum ACS, Odisha on 29th October 2021 at 4.00PM on Virtual mode....
26 Oct 2021 State Inception Workshop, Green-Ag project, Odisha A three days State Inception Workshop was held from 26th to 28th October in Odisha to orient State and District government officials on Green-Ag project. The workshop was flagged by Hon’ble Minister, Agriculture & FE, Fisheries & ARD and Higher Education, Odisha in presence of 62 participants from key departments/organisations....
23 Sep 2021 State Inception Workshop, Green-Ag project, Rajasthan A three-day ‘State Inception Workshop’ was held from 23 to 25 September 2021 in Jaipur, Rajasthan to orient State and District government officials on Green-Ag project. 30 participants from key departments/organisations (Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Social Justice, ATMA, Watershed, KVK, Horticulture, Biodiversity Board, Agriculture University Research Institutions) participated in the workshop....
27 Aug 2021 5th State Steering Committee meeting, Green-Ag project, Mizoram The 5th State Steering Committee (SSC) meeting of Green-Ag project, Mizoram, was held on 27 Aug 2021 under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Agriculture, Mr. J Hmingthanmawia. The committee members deliberated upon key activities planned for the year and approved the project’s Annual Work Plan and Budget for 2021-22....
12 Jul 2021 Visit to Green-Ag project, Uttarakhand FAO India Representative, Mr. Tomio Shichiri, Assistant FAO Representative, Mr. Konda Reddy Chavva, the Green-Ag Project Director, Mr. Rakesh B Sinha, and the Communication and Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, Ms. Vardhani Ratnala visited Dehradun and interacted with the State Project Director, Smt. Neena Grewal and members of SPMU and GLIU on 12 and 13 July 2021....
17 Jun 2021 3rd National Project Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting, Green-Ag project The third meeting of National Project Monitoring Committee was held virtually under the Chairmanship of Shri. Ashwini Kumar, Joint Secretary (RFS), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, to discuss Green-Ag project’s progress, impact of COVID-19 on project activities and the project’s Risk Mitigation Strategy....
15 Jun 2021 Inception Workshop, Green-Ag project, Uttarakhand On 15 June 2021, the GEF-6 funded Green-Ag project in Corbett-Rajaji Landscape of Uttarakhand was formally inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister for Watershed and Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand, Shri. Satpal Maharaj. In the presence of Green-Ag’s National and State teams, as well as members of the State Steering Committee of Uttarakhand, the Minister said that the Green-Ag project in Uttarakhand will play a crucial role in conserving water, promoting agrobiodiversity and enhancing local livelihoods....
28 Apr 2021 Orientation Training, Green-Ag project, Odisha A virtual training was organised for newly recruited members of Green-Ag project, Odisha on 28 and 29 April 2021. The training conducted by FAO and National Project Management Unit (NPMU) team provided an overview of the project, its objectives, landscape approach, and key interventions....
6 Oct 2020 State & GLIU Inception Workshop, Mizoram State & GLIU Inception Workshop was held from 6th to 16th October, 2020 at Lunglei and Mamit, Mizoram...
7 Nov 2019 Three days Green-Ag’s National Inception Workshop, Madhya Pradesh Gwalior (MP): A three-day ‘Green-Ag project’ National Inception Workshop was held between 7-9 November 2019 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh to inform and orient operational partners and key relevant government officials in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on the...
17 Sep 2018 Green-Ag Project Launched, New Delhi The project launch of the Green Ag project jointly organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at New Delhi. Speaking at the launch, the Joint Secretaries from the Ministry of Agriculture...