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Suresh Kumar Jain, Honorary Secretary of the Mysuru Industries Association (MIA), connected January 19, said worth summation of cultivation nutrient done collaboration betwixt farmers and industries, coupled with effectual marketing, tin pb to the wide improvement of some the agriculture and concern sectors.
He was speaking aft inaugurating an export absorption grooming programme organised by the Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC) and an lawsuit held nether the Karnataka government’s Raitha Samruddhi scheme.
Mr. Jain said India is an agriculture-based country, and person linkages betwixt farmers and small-scale industries for worth summation would payment some sectors and lend to the nation’s economical growth. “Farmers are the backbone of the country, portion industries enactment arsenic its supporting pillars,” helium remarked.
He added that if cultivation nutrient selling centres actively enactment not lone successful income but besides successful worth addition, the country’s economical information would amended further.
Deputy Director of Agriculture K. Nagaraju, successful his address, said the Agriculture Department, nether the Krushi Bhagya scheme, is encouraging integrated farming practices. Farmers are being motivated to follow allied activities specified arsenic dairy farming, sericulture and fisheries on with agriculture to guarantee broad and sustainable income.
VTPC Joint Director C.S. Babu Nagesh said the Visvesvaraya Trade Promotion Centre is simply a authorities authorities instauration that promotes exports, but consciousness astir its activities among farmers was limited. He urged farmers to marque usage of the incentives extended by the authorities done VTPC.
Mr. Nagesh said that Karnataka’s exports accrued by 25% during the twelvemonth 2024–25, with the State ranking 4th successful the state successful merchandise exports and archetypal successful services exports.
Assistant Director of the District Industries Centre, Somashekar, advised farmers to usage integer platforms and export nether their ain marque names to importantly heighten their profits.
