KARNAL: A three-day international exposition on agriculture and horticulture started at the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal on Wednesday. The event was inaugurated on Wednesday by the National Dairy Research Institute director A K Srivastava.
The agriculture experts urged the farmers to adopt diversified agriculture for sustainable income. It was stressed to grow short-duration pulses like moong (green gram) or urad (black gram) between paddy and wheat for nutritional security and improvement of soil health.
IIWBR director Indu Sharma called upon the scientists for quality seed production as it was the base for acceleration in production and productivity of crops. She also emphasized to increase the area under wheat and barley and their output by devising climate-resilient technologies.
The agriculture experts urged the farmers to adopt diversified agriculture for sustainable income. It was stressed to grow short-duration pulses like moong (green gram) or urad (black gram) between paddy and wheat for nutritional security and improvement of soil health.
IIWBR director Indu Sharma called upon the scientists for quality seed production as it was the base for acceleration in production and productivity of crops. She also emphasized to increase the area under wheat and barley and their output by devising climate-resilient technologies.
Source : The times of India
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