KRI-TA-GYA explains, KRI for Krishi (Agriculture), TA for Taknik (Technology) and GYA for Gyan (Knowledge). This event will give an opportunity to the students / faculties / entrepreneurs / innovators and others to showcase their innovative approaches & technology solutions to promote speed breeding for crop improvement to ensure overall suiatanaibility and resilience in crop production in India. Such initiatives under NAHEP along with Crop Science Division of ICAR will also help in enhancing the learning capabilities, innovations and disruptive solutions, employability and entrepreneurial drive in the crop science sector.
Applicants will be presenting the potential solutionson the very specific issues of Crop Improvement like cheaper and more effective materials for rapid generation advancement facilities, precise and handy diagnostic tools for diseases, insect pests, quality of produce etc.; use of ICT for seed traceability, digital breeding platforms and other challenges related to varieties, seeds, biotic and abiotic stresses faced in the vicinity of applicant/specific area/state/zone/at national level. The event will invite and encourage the applicants with innovative, disruptive and out of box problem solving proposals by leveraging the application of technologies or practices in the field of crop science. The problem statements and solutions will be focusing on 'Speed Breeding for Crop Improvement'.