Training-cum-Farmer’s Hostel inaugurated at ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur

26th February, 2021, Jabalpur

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare virtually inaugurated the Training-cum-Farmer’s Hostel at the ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh today.

The Union Minister emphasized that weeds are one of the major production constraints competing with crops for resources and sheltering the various pests and causing significant reduction in crop yield and quality. He also highlighted the vision of the Prime Minister for doubling the farmer’s income by 2022. Shri Tomar stressed on the need for training of human resources to give momentum to the agricultural growth rate in the country. This, he emphasized, could be possible if proper infrastructures are developed for training and capacity building.

In his address, Shri Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare stressed that the newly developed facility at ICAR-DWR will surely provide the opportunity to the farmers to stay and learn the weed management technologies. He also regarded the weeds as “Bin Bulaya Mehman”. He accentuated on developing the efficient weed management technologies and their dissemination among the farmers.

In his welcome address, Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) highlighted the importance of weeds and how they siphon the various resources and compete with the crops causing yield and economic loss. The Director General stressed on the importance of having knowledge about the behavior of weeds under changing climatic scenarios. Dr. Mohapatra stated that the research work is already in progress in the direction.

Dr. S.K. Chaudhari, Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management), ICAR coordinated the programme.

Dr. J.S. Mishra, Director, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh proposed the vote of thanks.

(Source: ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh)