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“Agriculture contiguous requires not lone technological solutions, but besides assemblage wisdom, ecological morals and societal justice,” said Vice Chancellor of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Prof. Sharanappa V. Halase.
Inaugurating the three-day Kisan Swaraj Sammelan organised by the Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture Alliance (ASHA) and Prasaranga, the work helping of KSOU, Prof. Halase emphasised the value of universities serving arsenic “bridges” that nexus research, policy, and lived realities.
KSOU, which is committed to imparting higher education, is arsenic dedicated to advancing cultivation knowledge. “The improvement of the agriculture assemblage is the improvement of the nation. All sections of nine indispensable strive to guarantee that farmers unrecorded with dignity and peace,” helium said.
“The multilingual operation of the league - with sessions successful Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam - reflects the tone of inclusiveness and determination cognition speech that is indispensable for strengthening sustainable agriculture crossed South India,” helium said.
Registrar of KSOU Prof. S. K. Naveen Kumar, who besides spoke connected the occasion, remarked that Universities should not stay specified centres of education, but indispensable germinate into institutions that recognize societal challenges and enactment towards solutions.
Convenor of the ASHA Kapil Shah, who noted that South India has made a important publication to the integrated farming movement, stressed the request to recognise and respect section accepted cultivation practices.
“Along with cows, buffaloes, bullocks, donkeys, and goats besides play an important relation successful farming. As Vinoba Bhave said, erstwhile subject combines with unit it leads to destruction, but erstwhile subject joins hands with non-violence it leads to cosmopolitan upliftment (Sarvodaya). ASHA is moving toward realizing that vision,” helium said.
United Nations Equator Initiative awardee and farmers’ person Bibi Jan from Kundagol taluk successful Dharwad territory highlighted the important relation of women successful agriculture. She said that the Bibi Fathima Women’s Association successful Thirtha colony of Dharwad territory has established a assemblage effect bank, supplying seeds of disappearing millets and pulses to farmers. “Over 5,000 farmers person returned to millet cultivation owed to this initiative,” she said.
Renowned earthy husbandman Raghav from Davanagere emphasised that farmers indispensable execute effect sovereignty by utilizing accepted seeds. “Desi seeds assistance escaped farmers from dependence connected chemic fertilizers and pesticides. Our manner indispensable determination person to nature, and we indispensable trim dependence connected firm products,” helium said.
Director of the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Hyderabad, G. Ramanjaneyulu and President of the Kerala Jaiva Karshaka Samithi Vishalakshan shared their experiences arsenic peculiar guests.
On this occasion, a study titled ‘Status of Natural Farming successful Tamil Nadu’ was besides released.
As portion of the Sammelan, which drew information of astir 1,000 delegates from antithetic states, a biodiversity fair, integrated merchandise stalls, integrated nutrient courts, and a tuber accumulation person been organised.
More than 100 effect conservators from assorted states are showcasing implicit 2,000 varieties of seeds, tubers, and fruits crossed 40 stalls. Seeds are besides disposable for sale.
