The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the World Bank are hosting the first International Conference on Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture. The three-day event will be held from March 21-23 in New Delhi and will be inaugurated by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. The aim of this conference is to facilitate the development of a global ecosystem of partners for the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), which was proposed on a 5050 cost sharing basis between the World Bank and the Government of India. It will also help in establishing synergies with flagship programs such as Digital India and Skill India to accelerate deployment of Resilient Agricultural Education System (RAES).
