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Thousands of farmers participate in the Krishi Mela turning it into a milestone for Chambal-Gwalior region

A 3-day mega agricultural fair, exhibition and training programme, organised by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, at Morena, Madhya Pradesh concludes today. On the third and final day also thousands of farmers participated in it.

On this occasion, Tomar said that this Krishi Mela proved to be a milestone for the Chambal-Gwalior region in terms of improved agriculture, and that small farmers are benefiting from the schemes of the government, as they are moving ahead.

Union Minister Tomar thanked the scientists associated with agricultural institutions across the country including the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for guiding thousands of farmers by training them in this agriculture fair. He also lauded the contribution of the MP state government and district administration and officials of the Union Ministry of Agriculture in organising the event. The Union Minister also complimented various agricultural institutions and companies for setting up the stalls.

On the last day of the fair, farmers were trained on subjects like natural farming, crop diversification and soil testing, dairy entrepreneurship, organic fertilisers, mushroom production, fish production, goat rearing, animal nutrients, water conservation, millet production and processing and floriculture. On this occasion, newly constructed seed buildings of KVK were also inaugurated. Many public representatives and office bearers of the region were also present in the programme.

Thousands of farmers participate in the Krishi

Discussions were held on doubling farmers’ income in the country

Dr Ashok Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), ICAR recently inaugurated the administrative building and farmers’ hostel of KVK, Dahigaon, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. In his inaugural speech, Dr Singh highlighted the KVK’s efforts for doubling the farmers’ income in the country. The DDG stated that the introduction of additional enterprises like poultry farming; goat rearing, horticulture nursery and mushroom cultivation, etc., will help in doubling the farmers’ income.

The Government of India’s focus on natural farming and organic farming by the use of bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides and judicious use of chemical fertilisers was underlined by Dr Singh. The Deputy Director-General stressed linking the farmers with markets through the Farmers’ Producers’ Organizations (FPOs), crop residue management, conservation agriculture, reducing the cost of cultivation, processing and value addition.

Dr Narendra Ghule Patil, President, Marutrao Ghule Patil Shikshan Sanstha highlighted the challenges and opportunities in front of farmers and the role of KVK in resolving them more strategically.

In his address, Dr Lakhan Singh, Director, ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra applauded the KVK’s work, especially, the large scale adoption of BDN-711 (Pigeon Pea), Phule Vikram (Chickpea), Phule Samadhan (Wheat), Sugarcane Nursery and Climate-Resilient Technologies.

The senior officials of the State Department of Maharashtra along with ICAR Institutes, State Agricultural Universities and more than 200 farmers and extension functionaries participated in the event.

Discussions were held on doubling farmers’ income