Life Time Achievement Award to Minister Shri Netam for better implementation of farmer friendly policies in Chhattisgarh
Teachers and farmers who did excellent work in the field of agriculture and research were also honored
Three-day international conference on “Global Research Initiative for Agriculture, Science and Technology” inaugurated
Agriculture Minister attended the 39th Foundation Day of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University
Raipur, January 20, 2025
Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam said that science, technology and agricultural scientists have an important role in making hardworking farmers capable. As a result of this, today farmers are becoming self-reliant by using advanced agricultural technology. He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, our government is continuously working for the progress and prosperity of farmers. Our government has increased the respect of farmers by providing them a fair price for paddy as compared to other states of the country. Minister Shri Netam said these things while addressing the 39th Foundation Day celebrations of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University today.
On this occasion, Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam was honored with the Life Time Achievement Award by the University for his outstanding contribution in the implementation of the farmer-friendly policies of the state government. Along with this, Vice Chancellor Dr. Girish Chandel, farmer Shri Narayan Bhai Chavda, teacher Shri B.R. Chandravashi and Dr. M.N. Srivastava were also honored with the Life Time Achievement Award for their outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and research. On this occasion, Minister Shri Netam inaugurated the three-day international conference organized on the topic of “Global Research Initiative for Agriculture, Science and Technology”.
Addressing the international conference, Agriculture Minister Shri Netam said that agricultural scientists and researchers need to think about how to make the farmers of the country including the state more capable in the field of agriculture and horticulture. Our government has taken many decisions in the interest of farmers to make the farmers capable. Our government is providing the highest price in the country to the farmers by purchasing paddy from farmers at the rate of 21 quintal per acre and 31 hundred rupees per quintal. At the same time, as per the promises made to the farmers, bonus amount of about 3800 crore rupees has also been provided. Due to this, the farmers of the state have become economically prosperous.
Minister Shri Netam said that Jammu and Kashmir has its own identity for saffron, walnut and other identified crops. This identity has been created by the hard work of the hardworking farmers there. How the farmers there are doing advanced agriculture by forming co-operative sector and by joining agro. One will get to know and understand about this as well in the workshop. He congratulated and wished Indira Krishi Vishwavidyalaya for its 39th Foundation Day and the workshop. The workshop was addressed by Dr. Girish Chandel, Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University. The workshop was organized under the joint aegis of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Sahakari Limited, Baramulla (Jammu-Kashmir).
More than 400 agricultural scientists and researchers from 21 states across the country are participating in this international conference. In the conference, the opportunities and challenges existing in the field of land, water and environment in the global scenario will be discussed and ways will be found to improve the continuous deficiencies in these by making better use of resources. Research papers and posters were presented by scientists and researchers on related subjects in the conference.
It is worth mentioning that Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur was established on 20 January 1987. This university has been given the responsibility of agricultural education, research and extension in Chhattisgarh state, which the university is conducting through its 28 agricultural colleges, 4 agricultural engineering colleges, 1 food technology college, 08 research centers and 27 agricultural science centers. At present, about 9000 students are studying in various courses of the university, out of which 2763 students are studying in undergraduate courses, 500 in postgraduate courses and 115 students in research courses (Ph.D.). After the establishment of the University, about 162 varieties of 52 crops have been developed and more than 100 techniques have been developed to get maximum benefit from agriculture.
