Friday, September 25, 2015

Planting saplings to promote agriculture :



  • Youths planting paddy saplings at Kuntalnagar near Moodubelle in Udupi district on Friday.
Youths planting paddy saplings at Kuntalnagar near Moodubelle in Udupi district on Friday.





Scores of youths and parishioners of St. Anthony’s Church got down to the slushy fields on the outskirts of Kuntalnagar near Moodubelle in Udupi district on Friday, to promote agriculture by planting paddy saplings.
They were keeping a promise they had made to Shymala Shetty, the owner of the barren field, who had allowed the youths to hold an event “Yuva Mel Gadyanth Kel” on September 6.
Fr. Denis D’Sa, Parish Priest of St. Anthony’s Church, who motivated parishioners by planting paddy saplings along with them, said Catholics played a prominent part in agriculture activities in Coastal Karnataka.
The beetle leafs were the prominent crop raised by Catholics then.
Later on, they shifted their focus to paddy cultivation and other prominent commercial crops.
“Pope Francis has been emphasizing on protection of environment. This exercise taken by the youth is also a step in that direction,” he said. Anthony Prajwal Mendonca, President of Kuntalnagar unit of ICYM, said agriculture helped people to realize the importance of nature.
“The intention of planting paddy saplings on the barren land is to inspire other youths and also to promote agriculture. This move has helped us to understand the efforts and difficulties put in by the farmers who are now neglected by the society,” he said.
Valerian Mathias, President of Parish Pastoral Council said earlier people used to cultivate fields and eke out their living. “The youth should realize the importance of agriculture and also the role of a farmer in nation building. More youth should engage in cultivating the barren lands in the locality in the coming days,” he said.
Later, the youths were served traditional meal cooked by the parishioners.

Source : The Hindu

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