{"id":2504,"date":"2025-11-19T02:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2025-11-25T02:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:35:24","slug":"national-seminar-on-sustainable-agro-food-advancementthrough-traditional-heritage-and-indigenous-knowledgesaathi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/national-seminar-on-sustainable-agro-food-advancementthrough-traditional-heritage-and-indigenous-knowledgesaathi\/departments\/agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE AGRO-FOOD ADVANCEMENTTHROUGH TRADITIONAL HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE(SAATHI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NATIONAL SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE AGRO-FOOD ADVANCEMENT THROUGH TRADITIONAL HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE (SAATHI) Agriculture 19-11-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SAATHI 2025: A Grand Confluence of Agri Wisdom at Brainware University! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Agriculture, Brainware University hosted the National Seminar on ‘Sustainable Agro\u2013Food Advancement through Traditional Heritage and Indigenous Knowledge’ (SAATHI 2025), bringing together scholars, researchers, and delegates to explore the future of India\u2019s agro-food systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hon\u2019ble Chancellor Mr. Phalguni Mookhopadhayay set the tone with his presence as the campus welcomed an extraordinary panel of experts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The one-day seminar set the stage for deep academic dialogue on sustainable farming, traditional practices, innovative technologies, and policy-driven solutions for India\u2019s evolving agricultural landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distinguished Speakers Who Enlightened the Seminar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR\u2013CRIJAF \u2013 Highlighted the urgency of understanding and reducing the water footprint in agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Pradip Dey, Director, ICAR\u2013ATARI Kolkata \u2013 Charted India\u2019s remarkable journey toward food self-sufficiency and its historic milestones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. (Dr.) Pranab Hazra, Former Dean (PG Studies), BCKV \u2013 Offered an insightful perspective on traditional agriculture and how modern science has shaped today\u2019s farming systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. (Dr.) Nirmal Kumar Mondal, HOD, Agricultural Biotechnology, BCKV \u2013 Demonstrated how advanced molecular biology can harness traditional crops to meet the nutritional needs of India\u2019s growing population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their powerful deliberations touched upon crucial themes\u2014soil health, climate-resilient practices, biotechnology breakthroughs, and the timeless value of indigenous knowledge systems\u2014emphasising the need for integrated, region-specific strategies for sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NATIONAL SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE AGRO-FOOD ADVANCEMENT THROUGH TRADITIONAL HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE (SAATHI) Agriculture 19-11-2025 SAATHI 2025: A Grand Confluence of Agri Wisdom at Brainware University!  The Department of Agriculture, Brainware University hosted the National Seminar on ‘Sustainable Agro\u2013Food Advancement through Traditional Heritage and Indigenous Knowledge’ (SAATHI 2025), bringing together scholars, researchers, and delegates to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,14,15,23,24,26,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1-no-poverty","category-2-zero-hunger","category-03-good-health-and-well-being","category-04-quality-education","category-12-responsible-consumption-and-production","category-13-climate-action","category-15-life-on-land","category-agriculture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2507,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504\/revisions\/2507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brainwareuniversity.ac.in\/news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}