ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resin and Gum and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Khunti jointly campaigned from April 25 to April 30under Amrit Mahotsav of Independence - Farmer's participation, our priority. A lecture-cum-workshop for farmers and officers/employees of the institute was organized here on Thursday. Siddharth Jaiswal, CEO, BPT, BAU, Ranchi, the special guest and speaker in the programme, said that in the last few decades, there has been a sharp decline in the nutritional content of vegetables produced in our country. From 64 mg in 1914, it has come down to only 2.5 mg according to 1992 figures. While the amount of harmful substances for our health has increased.
Emphasizing on the widespread adoption of Amrut farming, he said that small insects and bacteria play an important role in the development of our crops/products. The necessary nutrients from the soil are carried by the bacteria to the plants, so there is a need to increase their number, whose best and cheapest way is Amrit Jal (mixture of cow dung, cow urine, jaggery and water).
Addressing the programme, the second speaker Phool Singh Malviya, Deputy Registrar, PPV-FR, Ranchi made the farmers aware of the Indian Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Protection Act, 2001 and its importance. He told the farmers about the conservation of seeds of local, wild and indigenous varieties of crops at his level and told about the various awards given to the farmers on this subject and also apprised them about various schemes.
On this occasion, the Chief Guest and Director of the Institute, Dr. KK Sharma said that work is being done in relation to organic farming in the institute and he also apprised about the difficulties and challenges faced by it. Dr. Sharma said that many times the solution becomes the cause of big problems, to avoid which it is necessary for us to adopt the change gradually and also consider whether we can feed our growing population through natural farming. supply will be completed.
About 200 people, including farmers, participated in this programme. After the lecture the questions asked by the participants were also answered. The vote of thanks for the program was given by Dr. Jyotirmoy Ghosh.