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Indian farmers person to larn to beryllium globally competitory by adopting caller technologies successful cultivation, processing and selling their produce, Minister Satish Jarkiholi said successful Bagalkot connected Tuesday.
He was speaking astatine the valedictory relation of the Horticulture Mela organised by the University of Horticultural Sciences.
“Days are gone erstwhile farmers disquieted lone astir increasing their food. Now-a-days, they request to beryllium shrewd businessmen. They request to follow modern cultivation and harvesting technological tools, clasp caller exertion for post-harvest processing and adjacent for selling their produce. This broad presumption of agriculture volition prevention farmers and pb to their each circular development,” helium said.
He presented awards to the champion farmers.
“In today’s competitory era, we person to vie successful each tract — beryllium it exploring the market, increasing caller varieties, increasing much successful little onshore and nutrient processing. We person to judge the challenges earlier us. We besides person to hole for that. This volition alteration america to vie astatine the planetary level,” helium said.
He said that the Horticulture Sciences University has helped farmers successful North Karnataka by introducing galore caller varieties and technologies.
“Many of america person already adopted them. The large harvest successful this portion is sugarcane. But then, a ample fig of farmers turn horticulture crops similar vegetables, flowers, fruits, spices and precocious worth products similar areca and coconut,” helium said.
“There is besides a large request for alternate crops. The horticulture just is besides inspiring farmers to larn from each other,” helium said.
Awards were fixed to Ramesh H. of Bengaluru Rural District, Muniraju B.N. of Bengaluru Urban District, Devaraju G. of Ramanagara district, Channakeshava Swamy of Tumakuru, Sudeshkumar Pattanashetty of Koppal district, Padmavati Bagodi of Raichur district, K. Basappa Channabasappa of Ballari territory and Sri Maheshwara Swamy of Vijayanagara district.
MP P.C. Gaddigoudar urged farmers to enactment successful interaction with their counterparts and stay updated with caller technologies.
He requested young farmers to research crops different than sugarcane. “Growing lone sugarcane reduces ungraded fertility. Along with harvesting bully crops, attraction should beryllium paid to maintaining ungraded fertility,” helium said.
Vice-Chancellor of University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad P.L. Patil, Horticultural Sciences University Vice-Chancellor Vishnuvardhan and others were present.
