In an attempt to provide farm related facilities and awareness at the doorsteps of the farmers of the State, Governor, Droupadi Murmu stressed that Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) should hold awareness programmes on Block level.
Since farmers from remote areas of the State can’t come to BAU for learning the modern farm technologies, agrotech fairs should be organised at block levels for technical empowerment of the farmers, said the Governor.
Addressing the valedictory session of the three-day Agrotech Fair at BAU on Monday, Murmu said farmers’ field is the right place for farm technologies perfected and recommended by research institutes and it should not be restricted to laboratories. “Scientists and students of BAU should adopt one village each for its overall development in farm sector and spend 5-7 days every month to properly teach the farmers the techniques from land preparation and sowing to harvesting and marketing. Development of one village will have multiplier effect in adjoining villages. Farmers of Jharkhand are very intelligent and hard working and complete package of practices need to be provided to them for achieving the target of doubling their income by 2022,” she added.
The Governor also felicitated 17 progressive farmers of the State for their innovative practices in agriculture and other related works.
Speaking on the occasion BAU Vice Chancellor, Parvinder Kaushal said, “Agrotech exhibition is one of the most effective ways of technology transfer to farmers.”
KK Sharma, Director Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum said second green revolution will come from diversity-rich eastern India where much of the potentials in farm sector remain untapped. Jharkhand will play important role in the revolution. He said all the Jharkhand-based ICAR institutes joined hands with BAU to showcase all the farm technologies, products and services at one place for farmers.
BAU Director of Extension Education Jagarnath Oraon proposed the vote of thanks. Principal Secretary to the Governor Sateyndra Singh and Director of Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology TR Sharma also shared the dais.
A large numbers of people visited the venue to get information about the various modern farm technologies including farmers, school students and others. A delegation of students of Army Public School (APS) visited the venue. Informing the issue Principal APS, Abhay Kumar Singh said that this is a good effort of the university. The school sent the students to learn modern technology of farming.