Vision 2025 - National Research Centre for Grapes

FOREWORD
Indian agriculture must continuously evolve to remain ever responsive to
manage the change and to meet the growing and diversified needs of different
stakeholders in the entire production to consumption chain. In order to
capitalize on the opportunities and to convert weaknesses into opportunities,
we at the ICAR attempted to visualize an alternate agricultural scenario from
present to twenty years hence. In this endeavour, an in-depth analysis of the
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) was undertaken to
place our research and technology development efforts in perspective so that
we succeed in our pursuit of doing better than the best. Accordingly, the
researchable issues are identified, strategies drawn and programmes indicated
to have commensurate projects and relevant activities coinciding with the
launch of the 11th Five Year Plan.
National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune has placed greater emphasis on
accelerating the pace of technology generation on growing and processing of
grapes. Special efforts are needed for introduction, collection, evaluation,
characterization and utilization of germplasm including rootstocks in the high
water table areas in north-western plains, high rainfall areas in the North-East
and eastern India and water stress areas of the plateau regions. Developing
high yielding and good quality table and industrial use varieties with basal
resistance to the biotic and abiotic stresses, and technology generation for
greater input use efficiency, integrated pest management, post-harvest
handling, processing, packaging including value-addition will make the major
research programmes at this Centre.
It is expected that realizing the Vision embodied in the document would
further ensure that the National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune continues to
fulfill its mandate to make Indian agriculture locally, regionally and globally
competitive. The efforts and valuable inputs provided by my colleagues at the
ICAR Headquarters and by the Director and his team at the Institute level for
over a year to develop Vision 2025 deserves appreciation.
February, 2007
(MANGALA RAI)
Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education
and
Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, Krishi Bhawan, Ne'N Delhi 110001, India