Write Comment     |     E-Mail To a Friend     |     Facebook     |     Twitter     |     Print

Udupi : Farmers are the power of the nation. They are provides food for human being as well as the animals. Being a agricultural nation of ours, farmers provides food for the every citizen of the country as well as other country as well, said Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State  for Fisheries, Sports and Youth Empowerment.

He addressing after the inauguration of Krishi Mela – 2017 at Zonal Agricultural and Horticultural Research Centre and Agricultural Science Centre, Brahmavar near here on Saturday, 14^th October, 2017 which organized by various Agricultural and Horticultural departments and Research Centers.

He said every year powerful programme has been conducted here to help and guide the farmers and avail the direct contact between farmers and agricultural Scientists. The farmers are the power of the nation, but if they not get the yield and benefit from the agriculture, then it will be difficult to save their power. It will be responsibility of all the people to get income for the farmers.

The state government providing various facilities and benefits for the farmers in various schemes like Udyog Kathari Yojana, Krishi Bagya Schemes etc., Subsidies to various yields like coconut, areca nut, paddy and others. Government has been also providing the subsidy to purchase of machinery for farmers. The farmers should take advantage by utilizing mechanized farming and get better yield with less cost of production. Wild animals are great enemy for the farmers. In order to make solution from the loss of farmers, the meeting will be held between Forest department, Agricultural department and other concerned department, he said.

Kota Srinivas Poojary also spoke during the occasion. He said the farmers facing severe problems not only in Karnataka but also all over the country.

The programme started with invocation and farmer song by Shri Ganesh Gangolli. Dr. S. U Patil, Asst. Research and Development Director, Zonal Agricultural and Horticulture Research Centre, Brahmavar welcomed the gatherings. Dr. M. C. Naik Research Director, Agricultural and Horticultural University, Shivmogga delivered keynote address.

Dr. P. Narayanaswamy, Chancellor of Agricultural and Horticultural University, Shivmogga presided over the programme.

K. Pratapchandra Shetty MLC., Kota Srinivas Poojary MLC., Sheela K Shetty Vice President of Zilla Panchayat, Udupi district, Nalini Pradeep Rao President of Udupi Taluk Panchayat, Saraswathi V Naik President of Chantharu Grama Panchayat, Ashok Kumar Kodgi President of District Krashika Samaj, K. M. Udupa Managing Trustee of Bharatiya Vikas Trust, Manipal, Dr. V. Veerabadraiaha of Shivmogga, Dr. M. K. Naik of Shivmogga, Dr. Y. Vishwanath Shetty of Shivmogga University, Ramesh S. T. District Development Manager, National Agriculture and Urban Development Bank, Managaluru, Dr. S. U Patil, Scientist, Dr. Anthony Mariya Immanuel, Joint Agricultural Director, Department of Agriculture, Udupi, Purushottam P K., District Director of SDGP, Udupi district and other among were present.

P. Sridher Herle, Asst. Professor (Statistics), Research Directorate, Agricultual and Horticultural University, Shivmogga was felicitated during the occasion.

Dr. Dhananjay B. Programme Coordinator, Agricultural Science Centre, Brahmavar compared the programme.