124th Executive Council Meeting

The 124th meeting of the Executive Council of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences was held in hybrid mode on 18th February, 2022 under the Chairmanship of Dr. T. Mohapatra, President NAAS. 

During this meeting, issues discussed included theme and venue of the XVI Agricultural Science Congress to be held in 2023, and identifying speaker for the Foundation Day Lecture 2022 of the NAAS. The Executive Council also discussed on Academic standing and ranking of the Scientific Societies and linkages of the key International Organizations/ Academies with the NAAS.

The President also appreciated the various activities of the Academy particularly, the Strategic Consultation on Preparedness for Prevention of Transboundary Infectious Diseases of Livestock and Poultry in South Asian countries organized by NAAS in collaboration with the ILRI involving SAARC Countries. He appreciated Dr. H. Rahman, Regional Representative for ILRI South Asia for his efforts in successfully organizing the consultation.