The move will help the agriculture industry thrive
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) aims to create a separate directorate of agriculture engineering at least at the block level in every state, as it could help substantially reduce losses and boost farmers’ income. This was stated by SN Jha, ICAR’s Deputy Director General (Engineering).
Jha advised that the agriculture ministry persuade states to establish a separate agriculture engineering directorate. According to him, every state should appoint an agriculture engineer at the block level, or if that is not practicable, at the district level, to assist farmers in running agriculture machinery at the farm level smoothly, not only for crop production but also for crop processing and value-adding.
Citing examples of Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, where a separate directorate of agriculture engineering was established, Jha mentioned that such a move would help the agriculture industry thrive.
