Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Gaurishankar Bisen concluded the 3-day “Haldhar Krishi Expo” at lal Parade Ground here on Sunday.
Bisen said that Krishi Mahotsav is a very novel initiative dedicated to farmers. Over 100 companies and machine manufacturers took part in the expo. Farmers showed interest in purchasing advanced farm implements.
Bisen said that in the present times young farmers do not wish to undertake traditional farming. They want maximum production with minimum cost and time. He said that climate-based farming and farming on market demand will give more profit. For this, farmers will have to adopt horticulture, milk production and farming of flowers and fruits.
Bisen said that sugarcane growers had to face difficulty in cutting sugarcane crop. On farmers’ demand, harvesters will be made available to farmers on subsidy for cutting of sugarcane crop. Subsidy on agricultural implements will be deposited directly in their bank accounts. In the state, 500 custom hiring centers will be opened in the private sector on which up-to Rs. 10 lakh subsidy will be given. With this, an educated unemployed youth can establish his own business. Madhya Pradesh is also ahead of other states in animal husbandry, fisheries and other mixed farming sector. State’s agriculture growth rate has touched 24.99 percent during year 2013-14.
Bisen said that a scheme of subsidy has been started for purchase of bullock cart for smooth farming operations and preservation of cow progeny. Thousands of farmers in the state have availed benefit of deep ploughing through “Haldhar Yojana”. Yantrdoot Yojana has been launched to encourage use of farm implements for saving time, capital and labour. A number of efforts are underway for achieving highest production through advance farming. SRI has provided 20 thousand conoweeders and 10000 markers on 90 percent subsidy to promote paddy sowing. Spiral graders are being developed to supply seed treating drums and increase seed quality to every village for seed treatment.
Director Agriculture Engineering Rajiv Choudhary informed about 3-day activities during Haldhar Krishi Expo. Bisen handed over keys to tractors to farmers running 4 custom hiring centers. Besides, best agriculture implements manufacturing companies were also felicitated.