Agrigold Reporting - National farmers’ innovative showcases new inventions

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has taken the lead in recognizing farmers’ innovations. A National farm innovators meet was organised recently at JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Suttur, Mysore District, Karnataka. About 200 farm innovators (innovative farmers) representing 25 states viz., Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Haryana, Nagaland, Bihar, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Gujarat participated in the meet.

A publication entitled “Farm Innovators 2010” published by the Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR, New Delhi was also released. Each farmer was allotted 5 minutes to explain his/her innovation or modification of existing technology/practice with power point presentation. Farmers explained their brief bio-data, name of innovation, description of innovation and practical utility of innovation.

Questions and answers were allowed immediately after farmers’ presentations in each session for discussion. Each session was concluded with Chairman and Co-chairman’s remarks.

Extracted from Agrigold Swarna Sedyam 

Modernised Agriculture is the Need of the Hour

At the Farmers Awareness meet, Joint Director of Agriculture, Kadapa Ramaswami Reddy Stressed the need of modernized agriculture to make agriculture a profitable vocation. The meet was held in Agri Gold Indigenous Agricultural Field at Agraharam in Porumamilla Mandal. He advised the farmers to use organic manures to get best yields and told them not to yield to attractions of money to sell the fertile lands to real estate promoters.

A.V.S.N.Rao (Kumar) Vice-Chairman of Agri Gold Group exhorted the farmers to dedicate their efforts to agriculture and reap profits. He said that Agri Gold presents reward of ten thousand rupees to those model farmers selected by the district agricultural officers. Field managers, JDs, Agri Gold staff and the farmers as well as the best farmer awardees attended.

Extracted from AgriGold Swarna Sedyam