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Udupi : Krishi Mela encourages farmers to update their knowledge. The integrated farming will help farmers to overcome the loss unlike in present single crop pattern adopted by them, said Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis.

After inaugurating the two day ‘Krishi Mela’ organized by Zonal Agricultural and Horticultural Research, Brahmavar in collaboration with University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivmogga in Brahmvar on Saturday, 27^th October, 2018, Priyanka Mary Francis said that the demonstration duck farming, on 10 to 15 cents of land, shows how the fish waste can be used as food for ducks. The duck meat is also profitable. She appealed to the farmers to take up integrated farming.

She said that the hydroponics fodder is generated in nine days which less when compared to other fodder. The model dairy unit and compost culture is also indeed advantageous to the farmers. Gram Panchayats had been asked to convert waste into a compost manure. The integrated model of fish ponds and poultry shows how the integrated farming can be useful. She insisted that farmers make use of different programmes of the government which turn would help them make farming profitable one.

Dr. M. K. Naik Vice Chancellor of University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS) said that attempts were being made to create awareness among farmers about the benefits of integrated farming.

He said that the mela helps in understanding cost effective cultivation using innovative farm technologies. According to a study, a farmer can live comfortable if he earns Rs 20,000 per month.

He said that the University has entered into an memorandum of understanding with the Swaminathan Organization to carry out research on possibilities of farming in saline water.

Earlier DC Priyanka Mary Francis inaugurated some units and inspected some of agricultural units. More than 150 stalls are installed on the occasion of two days mela. Various seminars will be held during the Krishi Mela.