The theme is ‘Soil, air and water conservation; Practice this for future generation’
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has announced the dates for the upcoming Virtual Kisan Melas in March 2022. Sharing the details, Dr Ashok Kumar, Director of Extension Education, said that the series of melas will kick off with the first Virtual Kisan Melas at Ballowal Saunkhri (Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar) and Nagakalan Jahangir (Amritsar) on March 14. This will be followed by the Virtual Kisan Mela at Rauni (Patiala) on March 16 and Virtual Kisan Melas at Faridkot and Gurdaspur on March 21, he informed. The two-day Virtual Kisan Mela at Ludhiana is scheduled to be held on March 24 and 25, he added. Further, Dr Kumar said that the last Virtual Kisan Mela will be organised at Bathinda on March 29.
Dr Kumar said that the theme of the melas is “Soil, air and water conservation; Practice this for future generation.” With special emphasis on the conservation of natural resources, the melas will call upon the farming community to save soil, air and water by making judicious use of groundwater, fertilisers and agro-chemicals, and saying no to stubble burning, he added. The melas will provide an opportunity to the farmers, farm women and rural youths to learn about latest recommendations related to crop varieties and production and protection technologies; subsidiary occupations (mushroom production, beekeeping, animal husbandry, etc.); home management practices and other allied enterprises, he said. Focus will also be on promoting rural entrepreneurship for the economic stability of their families. In addition, quality seeds of crop varieties, plant material, biofertilisers and farm literature will be available for purchase during these melas.
Dr Kumar called upon the farmers to participate in the melas along their families. “Melas are revitalising events; your presence will make it a grand success,” he stated.
