Seminar discusses agriskills enhancement
The Department of Agriculture at Brainware University hosted a one-day National seminar on 20 April.
The Department of Agriculture at Brainware University hosted a one-day National seminar on 20 April.
India is hugely dependent on petroleum imports (about 90 per cent of its requirements). India with a paradigm and planned shift from petroleum fuels can leverage biofuels and bio-based chemicals and polymers, which are nearly carbon neutral, offering the best way forward for energy security, and reducing imports of petroleum.
Often asked to summarise a prepared speech in five minutes, Bharat Ratna Dr MS Swaminathan would demonstrate his innate ability to fluently explain complexities of agriculture, economics, and nutrition in easyto-understand points.
The Command Centre will show all the digital innovations being made in the field of agriculture by the ministry on a big screen.
In the sprawling landscape of Indian agriculture, where nearly two-thirds of the population depends on farming, the Union government finds itself grappling with a recurring challenge ~ the discontent of protesting farmers.
The balance of trade is against the agricultural sector, because prices of agricultural produce have risen much more slowly than the prices of items of general consumption, while the cost of agricultural inputs like fertilisers, pesticides and diesel have risen exponentially. The distress in the agricultural sector vis-à-vis the rest of the economy becomes apparent once we note that 45 per cent of our population is engaged in agriculture which accounts for only 17 per cent of the GDP
The government brought these (farm) laws for the welfare of farmers, especially small farmers, in the interest of the agriculture sector, for a bright future of ‘gaanv-gareeb’ (village-poor), with full integrity, clear conscience and dedication towards farmers;
The phase-II of the JICA aided crop diversification project would be implemented in all the 12 districts of state and would give a big boost to the socio-economic status of farmer's families.
The decision allows the deputy commissioners to permit sale of land upto 20 kanals for agriculture and allied activities and upto 80 kanal in case of horticulture orchards.
Speaking at a book release function of five volumes of ‘Sir Chhotu Ram: Writings and Speeches’ brought out by the Haryana Academy of History and Culture in Gurugram, Haryana, Naidu said the need of the hour was to modernize agriculture and adopt best practices to make it more sustainable and remunerative.
