2090 farmers leaving farming every day: DDG ICAR

Dr. Nirmal Singh alongwith others releasing souvenier of the national seminar at SKUAST Jammu.
Dr. Nirmal Singh alongwith others releasing souvenier of the national seminar at SKUAST Jammu.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 19: “On an average, 2090 farmers are leaving farming every day, which is a serious issue and needs immediate redressal.”
This was stated by Dr N S Rathore, Deputy Director General (Education), Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi, while addressing the national seminar, “Smart Technologies to Boost Farm Profitability and Socio-Economic Status of Rural India”, at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology-Jammu (SKUAST-J), here today.
He said that for achieving sustainable profitability in farming, the policy makers, researcher and extension agencies should lay more emphasis on smart technologies which should be specific to an area, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound (SMART).
Speaker J&K State Legislative Assembly, Dr Nirmal Singh inaugurated the seminar. In his inaugural address to 300 plus delegates from across the country, he laid emphasis on shifting focus from “agricultural centric” to “agriculturist centric” approach for augmenting the low levels of farm income from around 75,000/- per year per farm household. He advised Agricultural Scientists and extension workers for working in a mission mode and policy makers for providing other economic opportunities to smallholder farmers for sustainable livelihood.
Dr P K Sharma, Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Jammu, said that in the globalization and digital age era we should manage the information, use decision support system for precision farming and automation to increase input use efficiency which is low in India, and more so in the Jammu & Kashmir State.
Dr A K Singh, president RASSA, delivered a keynote address in the inaugural function and gave an overview of the objectives of RASSA which aims to achieve synergy between socio-cultural and scientific advancement, especially in view of small landholding in the country. He said villages’ prosperity will ensure nation’s prosperity.
Dr J P Sharma, convener of the seminar, presented the welcome address. Dr Poonam Parihar, organizing secretary of the RASSA seminar, presented the formal vote of thanks and informed that the issues raised by the dignitaries will be deliberated upon in the technical sessions of the seminar. The seminar was attended by all the Statuary officers, HODs and faculty.

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