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58th Foundation Day of ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

  Bengaluru:  The 58th Foundation Day of ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru was celebrated on 05th September 2024, at its institute campus, Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru-89. Dr Rakesh Chandra Agrawal, Deputy Director General, Education Division, ICAR, New Delhi, was Chief Guest, and Dr R. Gopakumar, Director, ICTS- TIFR, Bengaluru was Guest of Honour. Dr Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General, Horticultural Sciences, ICAR, New Delhi, presided over the function in the presence of Dr Tusar Kanti Behera, Director, ICAR-IIHR, and Dr Prakash Patil, Project Co-ordinator-Fruits, Bengaluru. The Directors and Regional Heads of ICAR Institutes situated at Bengaluru, staff and students of IIHR, invitee farmers and entrepreneurs attended the programme. At the outset, Director Dr. T.K. Behera welcomed the dignitaries and presented the progress made at the institute in the past year, mentioning that several varieties of the institute are released and notified by agencies like