Mysore/Mysuru: Appealing the farmers not to get frustrated over lockdown regulations and destroy their produce, Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil said that the officials have been asked not to disrupt transportation of farm products and agricultural produce. Addressing a meeting with farmer leaders at the Taluk Panchayat office in city on Saturday, he said that he…
Mysuru: ICAR Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Bengaluru, Extension Education Society (EES) of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and ICAR-JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Suttur, had jointly organised a three-day International Conference on Extension for Strengthening Agricultural Research and Development (eSARD 2019) from Dec. 14 to 16 at Suttur. The conference was to commemorate…
Mysuru: Maintaining that the agriculture sector needed more push along with the introduction of reforms to spur growth, Prof. S.Ayyappan, former Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) stressed on the need for making farming smart just as smart cities. He was speaking after inaugurating the day-long Council of Scientific and Industrial Research…
Mysuru: Expressing concern over sad state of affairs in the field of agriculture in the country, Science writer Nagesh Hegde on Sunday said that Punjab, land of five rivers, which was once known as ‘Granary of India’ and ‘India’s Bread-Basket’ is now making news because of its cancer patients. Hegde was speaking at a book…
BAI Mysuru launches World Environment Month celebrations Mysuru: Due to extreme changes in weather conditions, dark clouds have engulfed the agriculture sector, said National Institute of Advanced Studies’ Prof. Sindhu Radhakrishna. She was speaking during the inauguration of the World Environment of Month (WEM) celebrations organised by Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre and…
Mysuru: University of Mysore Registrar Prof. R. Rajanna urged the policy makers of the country to ensure scientific price for all farm products besides create marketing facilities, come up with farmer-friendly schemes, training, other programmes to end ongoing agrarian distress in the nation. He was speaking at the ICSSR sponsored two-day national seminar on ‘Agrarian…
By N. Niranjan Nikam Plant, nourish and flourish’ is the mantra of this 80-year-old former Forest and Environment Secretary A.C. Lakshmana. The multi-pronged and highly beneficial project to the State that he advocates especially in the wake of farmers’ loan burden, increasing poverty and suicides is very important to overcome these tragic conditions. Speaking to…
Mysuru: Stating that the Andhra Pradesh (AP) model of agriculture was best suited for the State rather than the Israeli model proposed by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, farmer leader and KRRS office-bearer Badagalapura Nagendra has maintained that the State Government was in favour of the AP model. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here…
About 500 farmers from five districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu participated in the workshop where they were briefed on yogic agriculture. Delivering the keynote address, Lakshmi D. Raju, Joint Director, Department of Horticulture, Lalbagh, Bengaluru, opined that organic farming gave good yield as it was free from chemical fertilisers. She contended that…
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