Discussions were held on the optimum and efficient use of machinery for crop residue management
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Patiala organised a one-day awareness programme on combating environmental pollution by biomass burning under Mahindra & Mahindra CSR scheme on 31.8.2021 at KVK, Patiala campus. 110 farmers and farm women participated in the event.
An event was embraced by Dr Rajbir Brar, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Zone- I, Dr Jagir Singh Samra, Senior Advisor, Renewable Energy Programme, CRRID, Er. Pardeep Gupta, Chief Executive Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala, Parvinder Kaur Nagra, AGM, Cluster Head, Patiala NABARD, Sh. Sunil Agnihotri, representative of Mahindra & Mahindra and Dr Jasvinder Singh, Associate Director (Trg.), KVK, Fatehgarh Sahib. Dr Gurupdesh Kaur, Associate Prof (Home Science), welcomed the guests. Dr. Jashanjot Kaur, Asstt. Agronomist, IFS spoke about good agronomic practices in happy seeder sown wheat.
Dr Rachna Singla, Assistant Prof. (Horticulture), discussed the use of paddy straw in horticultural crops. Dr Parminder Singh, Assistant Prof (Animal Sci.), talked about the use of paddy straw in dairy farming. Dr Gurnaz Singh Gill, Assistant Prof. (Proc & Food Engg.) talked about the optimum and efficient use of machinery for crop residue management.
During this event progressive farmers S Narinder Singh, village Dittupur and S. Jasdev Singh, village Ageti also shared their hands-on experience in paddy straw management. Parvinder Kaur Nagra explained various schemes of NABARD to the farmers. Dr Rajbir Brar shared the success stories of progressive farmers of north India and motivated the attendees to double their farmer income by good agricultural practices. Dr Jagir Singh Samra explained the mandate of CRRID to the farmers and introduced the concept of biofuel generation with the help of paddy straw.
Sunil Agnihotri explained the role of Mahindra & Mahindra in combating environmental pollution. Dr Vipan K Rampal, Deputy Director (Trg), KVK, Patiala presented the vote of thanks while stressing the importance of such events as contributing factors for the economic growth of farmers. In the end, all participants visited the demonstration units and exhibition of crop residue machinery displayed by KVK, Patiala.
