The Vice Chancellor (VC) of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Dr Tej Pratap, has said that efforts should be made to bring about a five-fold increase in income of farmers belonging to the mountainous areas. He was addressing the annual workshop of the Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) of Zone 1 of the university on Saturday. The VC said that the farmers in the mountainous areas would get interested in farming only when their income witnesses a five-fold increase. He exhorted the in-charges of KVKs to prepare plan for next 10-15 years and work accordingly.
The VC of Sher-e-Kashmir university Jammu, Dr K S Risham, said that the technologies used in the KVKs are needed to be refined. He said that the income of the farmers would not increase by merely focussing in food grain crops but focus should be made on horticulture in this respect.
The worksjhop was also addressed by VC of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Horticulture and forestry university, Bharsar, A K Karnatak and others.