A two-day national conference aimed at doubling farmers’ income Disha – 2018 in tune with the motto of the Central government kicked off at the Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums (IINRG) on Saturday. Urban Development, Housing and Transport departments Minister Chandreshwar Prasad Singh inaugurated the conference being attended by 150 scientists, professors and research scholars, out of which 40 are from south India.
The conference is being jointly organized by Science and Technology Society for Rural Improvement, Telangana; Indian Council for Agricultural Research, Eastern Area Research Centre, Patna; Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi and IINRG, Ranchi. During the conference 12 technical sessions are being organised, where experts of their fields will present their papers on doubling farmers’ income.
Addressing the gathering after the inaugural programme minister CP Singh expressed happiness that the Central institutions are coming forward to help the government achieve its target of doubling farmers’ income. He said that such a workshop will be highly effective and useful not only for the experts and technical people but also for the common farmers of the nation and the State. Singh said that in the age when farms are getting narrowed it is a challenge for the farmers to increase their produce and keep the nerve to continue their job. However, with new technology and inventions the farmers can actually think beyond the box and double their income.
Chief patron BP Bhatt; BAU VC, Dr Parvinder Kaushal; Director, VPKS, Almora, Dr A Patnaik; Dr N Prakash from North-Eastern research centre, Meghalaya; Director of IINRG, Kewal Krishna Sharma, E Shriniwas of the organising committee alongwith several eminent scientists and experts were present on the occasion, who presented papers and discussed on the topic.
Senior Technical officer of IINRG Dr Anjesh Kumar said that a souvenir was unveiled on the occasion by the chief guest and others that included 312 abstracts received by the institution. Also, 150 papers and 50 posters are being presented during the conference, he said.