ICAR 96th Foundation Day: Union Agriculture Minister Emphasises to Assess Past Technologies and Achievements
17 July 2024, New Delhi: Shivraj Singh Chauhan speaking on the 96th Foundation Day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) emphasized the importance of reviewing past technologies and achievements and assessing their role in the current period. He mentioned that ICAR has given 6 thousand varieties but it is essential to know how many of these varieties have reached the land from the lab.
He said, “We have to work on how much the farmer and the scientist are connected. Unless science is used practically, the farmer will not benefit. It has to be analyzed how much the farmer and the Krishi Vigyan Kendra are connected. There are 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras in the country. ICAR must plan to send 2 scientists each to one center and they should study there and research will also be done there, only then we can benefit the farmers.”
He said that it is important to take a pledge that we will make India self-reliant in pulses and oilseeds too and that the government will give full support for this. Samridhi Portal has been created for pulses. Awareness campaigns have to be run for farmers. All scientists should go to the fields for one month in a year and teach the farmers. It is important to make all agricultural universities work for the farmers.
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh said that we hope that the organizations that have signed contracts with ICAR implement them as soon as possible so that farmers also get benefits.
He further said that livestock and fisheries are contributing 35 percent to the gross domestic production, if we do not pay attention to it, it can fall. If we pay attention to it, it can contribute more than 50 percent. We have reached the second position in the world in fisheries. Today we export goods worth Rs 63 thousand crore. If we promote livestock and fisheries, there will be a lot of benefits. The Animal Husbandry Department is engaged in the eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Research and tell us where you can help us in making us free from FMD. Work is being done to reduce the spread of FMD in many states, and work on how to free livestock from FMD in India.
He further said that work should be done on classified semen and also on IVF technology, ICAR should work to bring IVF at a cheaper rate. This will have two benefits – one, there will be freedom from stray animals on the roads and milk production will also increase.
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