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Not AvailableThe Academy has been the lead center in providing the human resource development backup to the NARS and policy support to ICAR. In the process of bringing about change in attitude, value system, and commitment in agricultural scientists, NAARM has played a significant role by conducting training programmes, seminars, workshops, and interactive sessions. Brainstorming sessions addressing policy and function-level problems, with the participation of administrative and finance functionaries and scientists of NARS, brought out important suggestions for solving the difficult impediments that are crippling the system. During this period, 36 programmes were held, and a total of 829 scientists, teachers, administrators and finance officers were trained. The Academy also conducted three off-campus programmes one for the top executives of ICAR at IIM, Ahmedabad and the other at Shillong and Parabhani. Significant achievements of the year was the successful completion of ICAR/NAARM-ISNAR collaborative project on Distance Training for Agricultural Research Management, AP Cess Project on HRD Strategies for Organizational Effectiveness of NARS. Utilization of funds for maintaining and creating infrastructure facilities for effective conduct of training programmes has been accomplished satisfactorily by developing a Spacial Information System for Agricultural Production and Resources. The ICAR Inter-institutional Tournament (Zone III) was hosted by the Academy, and NAARM won the second overall team championship. The Academy also bagged several trophies at the Annual Rose Show organized by Horticultural Society.Not Availabl