According to the union minister, North-Eastern States can be developed as a hub of organic farming along with natural farming
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare virtually inaugurated the New Built Administrative Building of the ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone – 6, Guwahati, Assam.
The Union Minister applauded the unparalleled roles played by the Krishi Vigyan Kendras in providing crop diversification and good quality seeds in the country. This has accelerated the progress of the country, he added. Tomar emphasised the need to adopt natural farming practices on a larger scale. The Union Minister outlined the vision of promoting the oil palms’ farming in the North-East states.
Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare regarded the inauguration of the New Administrative Building of ICAR-ATARI, Guwahati as a new dimension in the various progress made by the Council. The minister highlighted the aim to enhance the use of drones and nanotechnologies in the agricultural sector. The need to include the women farmers in the Farmers’ FIRST Programme was stressed by the minister. Choudhary accentuated on linking the country’s distant farmers with the Farmers’ Producers’ Organizations.
