Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala on Wednesday inaugurated the three-day Krishi Mela of the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bangalore here, with a call for building a water-grid on the lines of power grid to effectively reach water from rivers to farmers’ fields.
He stressed the need for treating each farm as an individual watershed for effective utilisation of rain water. He also called upon farmers to adopt the best practices from across the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Agriculture Krishna Byre Gowda told farmers that the government was committed to bailing out farmers from crisis through market-intervention scheme as and when the prices of crops crashed.
This year’s Mela, which is focussing on water conservation and effective utilisation of water in agriculture with a theme of – more crop per drop – is showcasing various water-saving technologies in agriculture.
About five lakh farmers are expected to attend the three-day event that has 600 stalls by various companies and research institutions besides a national exhibition on farm machinery, according to Acting Vice-chancellor D. P. Kumar.
