C.L.L Gowda, Deputy Director General, International
Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT, Hyderabad), has
called upon the farmers to take up the cultivation of pulses as they
are resistant to drought conditions prevailing in the State.
He
was addressing the farmers and agricultural experts of different
districts, at a one-day technical workshop on pulses production, at the
Zonal Agricultural Research Station (ZARS), V.C. Farm, on the outskirts
of the town on Wednesday.
Stressing upon the
importance of pulses, Mr. Gowda, a renowned agricultural expert, advised
the farmers to increase the extent of cultivation of pulses as they are
a good source of vegetable protein and other ingredients.
The
farmers should adopt for modern agricultural techniques, under the
guidance of field staff, to improve their income, he said.
H.
Shivanna, vice-chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences,
Bengaluru, inaugurated the programme. He advised the farmers to go in
for appropriate strategies, use quality seeds and also approach
agriculture experts to get more information on pulses cultivation for
better yields.
The programme was organised at ZARS as
the year 2016 has been declared as the ‘International Year of Pulses’,
M. Venkatesh, Scientist (Horticulture), Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK),
said.
Enhance knowledge
Speaking to
The Hindu,
Mr. Venkatesh added that the ZARS and KVK have resorted to educate
farmers about the cultivation of pulses through various programmes.
“We
will organise workshops and seminars apart from conducting field visits
to educate and encourage farmers on cultivating pulses,” he said.
‘Dwidala Deepa’, a programme on All India Radio (AIR, Mysuru), was also inaugurated on the occasion.
M.N.
Rajasulochana, Joint Director, Department of Agriculture, AIR programme
officer M. Raghavendra, Extensional Director of UAS-B K. Jagadishwar,
officials of UAS-B, ZARS, KVK and several government departments, and
farmers from different parts of Mandya, Hassan, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar
and other districts were present.
Source : The Hindu
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