A high-level course review committee of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has mooted introduction of research at postgraduate and doctorate levels on edible insects, their therapeutic usage as well as robotic technology and drones in farming.
The high-level course review committee comprised seven agriculture experts, and their recommendations were handed over to the ICAR last week after deliberations at state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV) here.
The committee members comprised Dr Lingaraju S (nematology), Dr A Rehman (entomology), Dr B A Patel nematology), Dr K T Rangaswamy (plant pathology), Dr Makarand Joshi (plant pathology), Dr S Swaminathan (entomology) and Dr AK Bhowmick (entomology).
"Now the ICAR will take a call on incorporating the committee's recommendations in the higher level courses," a panel member said.
It was tasked to review the course curricula and syllabi for subjects covered under plant protection head - entomology (pest/insects), plant pathology (diseases), nematology (worms), apiculture (bee keeping) and sericulture (silkworm), committee convener Dr AK Bhowmick told PTI.
Bhowmick, professor and head of entomology department of JNKVV, Jabalpur said, "The committee had earlier met thrice in Jorhat (Assam), Anand (Gujarat) and Bengaluru (Karnataka) to review the syllabi."
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