PANAJI: Vegfast technology has the potential to increase plant production in coastal areas, experts said from the Coastal Agricultural Research Institute of Icar-Central (CCARI), Old Goa.
Developed by ICAR-Central Potato Research Station, Jalandhar, technology for urban gardening has scope in Goa where healthy and fresh vegetables can be planted on the terrace, balcony and roof of housing society as well as a beachfront restaurant, hotel and property.
The webinar on the subject carried out by ICAR-CCARI was attended by 100 stakeholders including officials from the Directorate of Agriculture, Vegetable Farmers from Goa and other coastal districts, members of the Resident Welfare Association, in addition to Icar Scientists and staff from Krishi Vigyan Kendra.
Director of ICAR-CCARI, Dr.
Parveen Kumar emphasized the need for the technology to make Mandiri Goa in the production of vegetable and reduce its dependence on Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Former Director at Icar-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Dr.
SK Pandey emphasized the initiation of vegfast technology in the pilot project mode in Goa along with ICAR-CCARI.
With ‘vegfast’ Tech Goa can reduce dependence on other states for vegetables, said experts
