dihar - innovation for india award winner
DESCRIPTION
A quick case study on Dihar's Social innovation. Dihar won an Innovation for India award at the Marico Innovation's Foundations award night.TRANSCRIPT
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR)
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR)
Challenges: • Landlocked in snow bound winters
from November to May• Least fertile soil with low water
holding capacity• Less oxygen availability with dry
humidity (20 to 47 %) • Temperature ranges from - 45 degrees
C to +45 degrees C • Remoteness and technological
backwardness
Innovations: ‘DIHAR has created an
agricultural eco-system innovation that has enabled the socio
economic development of Ladakh via technology.
Impac
t on Ladakh:Socio-economic growth
GreeningScience and
Technology
Low cost
drip
irrigation
system
DIHAR
Vegetable Sciences
Horticulture
medicinal plant
sBio-technology
Agricultur
e extension
Animal
sciences
Non-conventional
Energy
Trench
cultivatio
n
Thermally
Controlle
d Green
House
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR)
Treated Untreated
Animal Sciences
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR)
Particulars
Contribution of DIHAR Quantity supplied
Value
(Rs crore)
Vegetables
78 types of vegetables. In 1960s only 4-5 types
22000 MT, with 4500 MT to Army
35.0
Saving on airfreight
Govt. Saves expenditure on air fright to transport the fresh vegetables from Chandigarh to Ladakh for supply to army
4500 MT @ 131 per kg
59.49
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR)
Congratulations DIHAR