Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Kailash Choudhary said that the year 2023 will be celebrated as the International Year of Millets
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar recently launched the National Food and Nutrition Campaign for the farmers. The campaign is organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Tomar said that ICAR has been working successfully on which crops should be cultivated and which seeds should be invented for rainfed and other areas. Efforts are also being made to make agriculture and farmers connected with new technology.
Tomar added, “Agriculture is our priority, agriculture has proved its relevance time and again even in adverse conditions. Despite the COVID crisis, neither any agricultural institution was closed, nor production was affected, but even in difficult conditions, there was more sowing and bumper production achieved in the country.”
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Kailash Choudhary said that the year 2023 will be celebrated as the International Year of Millets under the leadership of India, which is a matter of pride for India. Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General, ICAR informed that during the festival the achievements of the agriculture sector will be shared among maximum farmers as well as they will be benefitted.
ICAR Secretary Sanjay Garg, all Deputy Director General-Assistant Director-General and other officers-scientists, vice-chancellors of agricultural universities, officers of other agricultural institutions and thousands of farmers present in all KVKs across the country were virtually connected to the programme. On this occasion, Tomar released a booklet based on the compilation of programmes and activities of the festival.
