NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday launched 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and biofortified sorts of 61 crops, together with 34 discipline crops and 27 horticultural crops, and prompt that Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) ought to proactively inform farmers about advantages of the brand new varieties. Farmers will obtain seeds of all new varieties inside three years.
Lauding scientists for growth of those varieties, the PM mentioned they’d result in worth addition, thus boosting farmers’ revenue.PM proposed that specialists from KVKs, ICAR and state agricultural universities have interaction with farmers sooner or later every month and the aim of this trade must be to deal with a present challenge associated to agriculture and try and establish solutions by means of mutual studying.
Such an trade might be useful in dealing with the simmering tensions amongst farmers at a time when a piece of them has continually been on protest demanding higher value for his or her produce both by means of MSP or different interventions.
These crop varieties have been developed for various agro-climatic zones of the nation, specializing in quick length, resistance to floods and droughts/warmth, and adaptableness to varied biotic and abiotic circumstances.
Interacting with farmers on the farms of ICAR-IARI, Modi mentioned these varieties of various crops will enhance yield in addition to farmers’ revenue along with encouraging them in the direction of environment-friendly sustainable farming practices.
The PM additionally mentioned significance of millets. On advantages of pure farming, he mentioned folks have began consuming and demanding natural meals and adoption of natural farming might be fairly helpful for farmers.
Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accompanied Modi to ICAR-IARI farms.
Lauding scientists for growth of those varieties, the PM mentioned they’d result in worth addition, thus boosting farmers’ revenue.PM proposed that specialists from KVKs, ICAR and state agricultural universities have interaction with farmers sooner or later every month and the aim of this trade must be to deal with a present challenge associated to agriculture and try and establish solutions by means of mutual studying.
Such an trade might be useful in dealing with the simmering tensions amongst farmers at a time when a piece of them has continually been on protest demanding higher value for his or her produce both by means of MSP or different interventions.
These crop varieties have been developed for various agro-climatic zones of the nation, specializing in quick length, resistance to floods and droughts/warmth, and adaptableness to varied biotic and abiotic circumstances.
Interacting with farmers on the farms of ICAR-IARI, Modi mentioned these varieties of various crops will enhance yield in addition to farmers’ revenue along with encouraging them in the direction of environment-friendly sustainable farming practices.
The PM additionally mentioned significance of millets. On advantages of pure farming, he mentioned folks have began consuming and demanding natural meals and adoption of natural farming might be fairly helpful for farmers.
Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accompanied Modi to ICAR-IARI farms.
