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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Science
- New Indian Express
Union Minister Shivaji Chouhan launches ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' in Puri, lauds Odisha's initiatives
BHUBANESWAR: Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday called upon people to join the 'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' which aims to create awareness among farmers about modern technologies through scientific outreach and sustainable practices for higher productivity. Launching a nationwide campaign from Sakhigopal in Puri district in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo, Chouhan said the joint initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is a concrete step towards transforming Indian agriculture and securing the food future of the country through scientific innovation and grassroots participation. 'This campaign will adopt a two-way communication approach. On one hand, scientists will share research and technical information with farmers, while on the other hand, they will gather information about the challenges faced by farmers. These findings will help guide future research efforts and provide practical, location-specific solutions. To connect 'Lab to Land', scientists of ICAR and Krishi Vigyan Kendras will be associated with this fortnight-long campaign,' the Union minister said.
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
PM tells farmers to ask scientists questions to clear doubts on agri issues
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the 'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' provides a unique opportunity for farmers across the country to clear their doubts and ask questions to agricultural scientists who visit their areas during the campaign. PM Modi said this in a video message which was played at a programme held at the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology and attended by Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, scientists, farmers and others. Speaking on the 'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' which was launched on May 29, the Prime Minister said that the farmers across 700 districts of the country, will get the opportunity to clear their doubts when preparing to start kharif crop cultivation after the onset of the Monsoon. He said over 2,000 teams of agricultural scientists and experts will visit villages (from May 29 to June 12) in a mission mode as part of his vision of "Lab to Land" and the concept of a developed India. PM Modi said scientists and experts will visit villages and meet farmers with all data and information. "This campaign will certainly help farmers before beginning of the cultivation activities," Modi said appealing to the scientists to take the campaign in a mission mode and help farmers in acquiring modern knowledge in agriculture. "I would like to tell the scientists and other employees that this is a big mission before them. The challenge that you are taking is not just a government assignment. Please do it in a spirit of serving the nation. You have to satisfy the intellectual curiosity of farmers and also record their valuable suggestions," Modi said, adding that the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan will open a new door of progress for Indian farmers. Stating that there has been a lot of progress in the agriculture sector in the last decade, Modi said this success should reach the farmers working in the field. "We have worked on how to raise the income of farmers, strengthen the agricultural economy, increase food grain production, climate change challenges, cultivation in less water and modernise cultivation. These experiences should now reach farmers," he said. The PM also suggested that the farmers be made aware of solar panelling in their fields, bee farming under sweet revolution, the impact of chemical and pesticide use and convert agricultural wastes to wealth. "The farmers should be informed on where and how to grow 'Sree Anna' for better production, inclusion in Govardhan Yojana and others," the Prime Minister said. Describing the campaign as an "aspiration initiative" on the part of the government of India to make farmers aware of changes being made in the agriculture sector and aim to achieve 'Viksit Bharat' through 'Viksit Krishi', the Prime Minister pointed out that the agriculture market is fast changing along with the priorities of consumers as well. Though agriculture is a state subject as per the federal structure, Modi said the farmers should be aware of the changes being made in the sector and transform it for progress. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
New Indian Express
09-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Odisha seeks early merger of CM-Kisan with PM-Kisan portal
BHUBANESWAR : Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo on Thursday requested Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for early integration of the state's CM-Kisan portal with PM-Kisan portal for inclusion of a large number of eligible farmers to avail the benefit of the central assistance. Participating at the national conference on agriculture for Kharif Campaign-2025 in New Delhi, Singh Deo, also the state Agriculture minister, made a strong plea for early resolution of some key issues of Odisha pending before the ministry for consideration. Integration of web platform of the state with the Centre is one of the main issues. The deputy CM said, around 51 lakh farmers across the state received the second dose of CM-Kisan assistance through direct benefit transfer (DBT) on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on April 30. 'However, only 35.11 lakh out of 35.61 lakh registered farmers received PM-Kisan assistance for December-March of 2024-25 enabling them to prepare for the upcoming kharif operation. Integration of the state portal will benefit more than 16 lakh farmers of the state to avail the central assistance under PM-Kisan,' he said. He further requested Chouhan to approve the state government's proposal to upscale cultivation of pulses in rice fallow areas to 2.5 lakh hectare under the central government's targeting rice fallow area for pulses (TRFA-Pulse).
