The Union government on Friday declared the Korea Agriculture Science Centre in Chhattisgarh the best in the country for effectively implementing the Narva Garva Ghurva Badi scheme and for entrepreneurship development among farmers.
At a function in New Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced that the Korea centre was the best among 722 such centers across the country.
He honoured the Korea centre with the Agriculture Science Encouragement Prize for 2020.
Addressing the function on the occasion of 93rd establishment day of the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, the Minister said Korea centre had inspired the farmers to go for innovation as well as profitable and progressive farming.
The head of the Korea center, Dr Ranjeet Singh Rajput, received the prize through virtual medium.