A Krishi Manthan will be held on October 31 to enable and empower the farmers to deal with natural calamities. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the programme.
During the one-day 'Manthan', discussions will be held to chalk out a long-term strategy for farming. Experts will discuss ways to increase farmers' income along with increase in the overall growth rate and how to lessen the impact of natural calamities. Agriculture experts from across the country have been invited. The one-day 'Manthan' will be held at the Academy of Administration.
The Chief Minister will present his views on agriculture development he has evolved in the last 10 years as the head of the Government. Principal Secretary in the Agriculture Department Rajesh Rajora will elaborate on the current situation of agriculture and its prospects. PK Agrawal of CGIAR, New Delhi, will speak on 'Climate Smart Agriculture', Director, National Oilseed Research, Hyderabad, Waradas on 'Increase in Soybean Production and Future Alternatives', Chief Scientist of IISS, Bhopal, AK Vishwas on 'Soil Health and Integrated Nutrient Management', DK Rao of Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University on 'Increasing Productivity in Pulses', Guruvachan Singh of ICAR, New Delhi, on 'Horticulture, Agro-forestry and Alternative Farming System' and former Director of CIPMT, ludhiana, RT Patil and Gyanendra Singh of CIAE, Bhopal, will speak on 'Improving Farm Power, Post-Harvest Management' and 'Food Processing'.
It is noteworthy that the State Government is making all possible efforts to help the farmers come out of the crisis by providing them compensation against loss to soybean crops due to natural calamities.
The Chief Minister has been stressing the need of such schemes so that the farmers are empowered and enabled to face such situations. 'Krishi Manthan' is being held in this context.