Farmer awareness campaign: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said on Thursday that the government will conduct a 15-day campaign across India from May 29 to make 1-1.5 crore farmers aware of modern technology and new varieties of seeds. The developed Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan will be run from 29 May to 12 June. Its goal is to reach 1-1.5 crore farmers in 700 districts of the country.
The central government will form 2,000 parties of agricultural scientists, officials and progressive farmers in collaboration with the states. Each party will hold 3-3 meetings per day at the district level. Its purpose is to reach 10-12 lakh farmers every day. In the national conference on agriculture for the Kharif campaign, Chauhan emphasized on the improvement of agricultural extension services to increase the productivity and production of all major crops. He also advocated to take the research work done in new technology and laboratories to the farmers’ fields within a certain time limit.Also Read: Kisan Fair will be organized in Mandsaur on May 3 for advanced agriculture and prosperity of farmers
Large scale awareness campaign from May 29: Chauhan said that the central and state governments will start a large scale awareness campaign from May 29 to communicate directly with the farmers and educate them. The minister said, between May 29 to June 12, agricultural scientists and officials will remain among the farmers. Chauhan said that these parties will give information about climate friendly seed varieties, availability of fertilizers, monsoon forecasting and benefits of existing government programs.
He urged the state’s agricultural ministers to lead the campaign in their respective states. Chauhan said that he will also write letters to the Chief Ministers of the state to make this campaign a success. The minister said that there is immense potential for development in the agriculture sector which should be realized by the joint efforts of the Center and the states. He said that crop productivity in India is less than a global average and needs to increase the yield by adopting modern technology and best agricultural practices.
The minister said that there is a lot of difference in crop yield between states and the first goal should be to bridge this difference. Then the goal should be set to meet the global criteria. He also talked about maintaining soil quality and said that soil quality cards issued by the government should be used for the correct use of fertilizers.Also Read: PM KISAN scheme installment will not come in the accounts of these farmers
Chauhan mentioned the achievements achieved in the agriculture sector since 2014. He said that the government is focusing on increasing production, reducing the cost of raw materials and increasing procurement on minimum support price (MSP). (Language)
Edited by: Ravindra Gupta