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Proceedings of “Farmer’s Fair and Farm Field School” organized at Navala village
of district Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) on 07.05.2016
Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research (IIFSR), Modipuram, Meerut
organized one day “Farmer’s Fair and Farm Field School” at Navala village of district
Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) on 07.05.2016. Honorable Dr. Sanjeev Baliyan, Union State
Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of India, was the chief guest and
inaugurated the function. Dr. A. K. Singh, Deputy Director General (Extension) of Indian
Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi was special guest of the programme.
Thousands of farmers belonging to different villages of Western U.P. participated in the
programme.
Dr. Azad Singh Panwar, Director, IIFSR welcomed chief guest including all the
dignitaries and farmers participants. He highlighted the programmes being operated by
the Institute for economic and livelihood security of farmers in the region. Dr. Panwar
has also elaborated about the schemes which are being operated for farmer’s welfare by
the Government of India i.e. Soil Health Card Scheme, Prime Minister’s Crop Insurance
Scheme, Prime Minister’s Agriculture Irrigation Scheme and National Agriculture
Market etc.
The chief guest Honorable Dr. Sanjeev Baliyan expressed his pleasure for
organizing such a big Farmer’s Fair in village Navala and thanked to Dr. Azad Singh
Panwar and his team. He has requested farmers to adopt improved technologies in
cultivation of sugarcane on the line of Maharashtra for achieving higher yield level of
1200-1500 quintals/ha. He also emphasized about depletion and pollution of groundwater
which is a serious issue in western U.P. and appealed to all the farmers to conserve the
water for agriculture and its purity for drinking purpose to safeguard the availability for
future generations. He advocated for custom hiring of improved implements being used
in cultivation of sugarcane through co-operative society in the village for making
agricultural operations easier and faster which will also generate employment
opportunities for youths in the villages.
Dr. A. K. Singh, DDG Extension introduced about the schemes being operated
under the programme of agricultural extension. He also emphasized that there is need for
improving the soil productivity and to enhance the profitability of sugarcane based
farming system and livestock production in the region.
Dr. Rabinder Kaur, Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
appreciated such kind of Scientist-Farmers interaction meet and appealed the farmers to
get maximum benefit of it.
Dr. Anil Khippal introduced about the programmes and schemes being operated
in district Muzaffarnagar by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
A practical demonstration was organized on automatic mechanical planting of
sugarcane before the chief guest and all the participants. Eight leaflets developed by
IIFSR on various improved technologies viz. management of mango orchards, integrated
nutrient and pest management in sugarcane, women friendly agricultural implements and
schemes recently launched by Government of India such as soil health card scheme,
Prime Minister’s crop insurance scheme, Prime Minister’s agricultural irrigation scheme,
national agricultural market scheme were also released by the chief guest during the
function. Practical demonstrations and lectures useful for the farmers were delivered on
various subjects by different subject matter specialists.
The village pradhan Sh. Devraj Tyagi presented vote of thanks to all the
participants. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Anil Kumar, Principal Scientist and
Dr. Prem Singh, Principal Scientist was overall coordinator and Organizing Secretary of
the programme.
Hon. Minister Inaugurating the Mela
Hon. Minister interacting with farmers
Release of IIFSR leaflets by Hon. Minister and Dignitaries
Director IIFSR showing IFS technologies to Hon. Minister
Farmers downloading useful “Kisan Suvidha APP” in their mobile at
IIFSR Stall
Registration