3rd October, 2020,
The ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Bengaluru and ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Belgaum - 1, Karnataka organized a Webinar on “Farm Bill - 2020 - Ensuring sustainable, profitable future for farming community” today.
In his keynote address, Shri Suresh Prabhu, Member of Rajya Sabha & India’s Sherpa to G-7 and G-20 and Former Union Minister emphasized that the new Farm Bill - 2020 has ensured the complete freedom to the farmers for fixing price and trade anywhere in the country. He stressed that the bill encourages the farmers for tapping the export markets. Shri Suresh Prabhu also urged the ICAR for focussing intensely on climate resilient technologies through research and water smart technologies in agriculture to ensure smaller the water drop, more crops to be harvested.
Shri Basavaraj Humbarwadi, Former Chairman, Karnataka Marketing Federation, Karnataka sensitized the participants about the Bill’s provisions and its benefits to the farmers. He highlighted the Bill’s four key points that enable the farmer to sell the produce either in his farm only or at APMC.
Shri Iranna Kadadi, Member of Rajya Sabha along with Shri Balachandra Jarakiholi, MLA & Chairman, Karnataka Milk Federation; Shri R.M. Patil, Chairman, ICAR-BIRDS KVK; Shri Ramachandra Reddy, Former MLA, Karnataka; Dr. Sripad Kulkarni, Nodal Officer to University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad KVKs and Shri A.R. Patil, Progressive Farmer also virtually participated in the programme.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Dr. Venkatasubramanian, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Bengaluru emphasized on the relevance of the Farm Bill - 2020 that aims to provide the protection to the farmers and ensure the remunerative price for their produces.
Dr. D.C. Chougala, Senior Scientist & Head, ICAR-BIRDS Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Belagavi - 1 proposed the vote of thanks.
A total of 166 participants virtually participated in the programme.
(Source: ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Bengaluru)
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