S P Tiwari from Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s constituency of Rae Bareli is thanking the Gods that the recent bout of hail and rains left his five-acre farm untouched.
A progressive farmer, Tiwari planted wheat, mustard and potatoes in the current rabi season and plans to harvest these after Holi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega farmers fair, which concluded here on Monday gave Tiwari and others an opportunity to purchase newer varieties of seeds. It was organised on a much bigger scale than earlier and perhaps for the first time had sessions on topics like post-harvest loss, but most preferred to use it as a platform to purchase new seed varieties.
“This fair does give us a chance to learn about new varieties but we don’t know whether these would be available nearer home,” said Bhagirath Dass, who runs an ashram near Kosi in Vrindavan, where he grows wheat, paddy and moong (green gram) in 36 acres.
Most of those spoken to seemed aware of the PM’s ambitious crop insurance scheme but were unsure of details.
The fair, was inaugurated by the PM on Friday. His address assured farmers of his government’s commitment to double income in the next six years.
By official estimates, around 100,000 farmers were expected to attend. Information was displayed in about 500 stalls.
Source : Business Standard
A progressive farmer, Tiwari planted wheat, mustard and potatoes in the current rabi season and plans to harvest these after Holi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega farmers fair, which concluded here on Monday gave Tiwari and others an opportunity to purchase newer varieties of seeds. It was organised on a much bigger scale than earlier and perhaps for the first time had sessions on topics like post-harvest loss, but most preferred to use it as a platform to purchase new seed varieties.
“This fair does give us a chance to learn about new varieties but we don’t know whether these would be available nearer home,” said Bhagirath Dass, who runs an ashram near Kosi in Vrindavan, where he grows wheat, paddy and moong (green gram) in 36 acres.
Most of those spoken to seemed aware of the PM’s ambitious crop insurance scheme but were unsure of details.
The fair, was inaugurated by the PM on Friday. His address assured farmers of his government’s commitment to double income in the next six years.
By official estimates, around 100,000 farmers were expected to attend. Information was displayed in about 500 stalls.
Source : Business Standard
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