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Not AvailableIt gives me immense pleasure in presenting this document as a comprehensive record of the Academy’s activities and accomplishments during 2006-2007. This report details the progress and achievements of the Academy in its mandated areas of training, research, collaboration, consultancy and policy support. A significant achievement of the year was that the Academy was recognized as the focal point for initiating activities under National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) and working as an extended arm of its PIU. A Help Desk was created at the Academy for facilitating the concept note and proposal writing under the key components of NAIP. National Workshop on Training Needs Assessment for Learning and Capacity Building (L&CB) (under NAIP), NAIP Awareness Building Workshop, Induction Workshop-cum-Training on Development of Research Proposals in Public–Private Consortia mode (under NAIP), Sensitization Workshop on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Projects under (NAIP) were organized. During this period, 62 programmes were held, and a total of 1547 scientists, teachers, administrators and finance officers were trained. Thirteen off-campus programmes, one international programme on Research Extension Linkages for Effective Delivery of Agricultural Technologies in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries (in collaboration with SAARC Agricultural Information Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh), five ICAR sponsored Summer Schools and two Winter Schools, were the other highlights of the year. This year, one of our colleagues was deputed abroad for training and many of our faculty and staff members participated and presented papers in various workshops and seminars at various institutes in the country and abroad. The research papers, technical bulletins and other materials published by the scientists of the Academy are appreciable. Research projects were prioritized with reference to the current needs. Application of GRAM GIS in micro-level planning and development for sustainable agriculture was streamlined, a new methodology is being developed and standardized for qualitative rating of colleges under the Agricultural Universities, recommendations were drawn on various aspects of higher education in agriculture to face the challenges of GATS. The ICAR Inter-institutional Tournament (Southern Zone) was hosted by the Academy, and NAARM won several prizes in various events. The Overall Team Championship was awarded to NAARM. The Academy also bagged several trophies at the Annual Rose Show organized by Hyderabad and Secunderabad Rose SocietiesNot Availabl