The next green revolution should be focused on a convergence strategy involving significant roles for civil society, public and private sector, said Gurbachan Singh, Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board Chairman.
Delivering the address at the 28th annual convocation of the University of Agricultural Sciences (Dharwad) on Saturday, Prof. Singh said that to face the challenges before the Indian agriculture sector, it was necessary to devise a mechanism involving different stakeholders to sustain enhanced productivity.
“Though the Indian agriculture sector has become self-sufficient, it is facing challenges like the yield plateauing in high-productivity areas, continued imbalanced use of fertilizer, shrinking labour availability, over-exploitation of groundwater and others. Besides this, the degradation of soil fertility and availability of good quality water is going to trouble the agriculture sector in near future,” he said.
Technological intervention is required to face these challenges. Therefore, agriculture scientists and graduates need to prioritise the list of challenges and try to resolve them. A paradigm shift in agriculture research from “growing more” under ideal conditions to “growing more” under suboptimal conditions is imminent, he said.
Chancellor Vajubhai R. Vala conferred the honorary doctorate on progressive farmer Mohammad Idris Ahmed Quadri on the occasion. Eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan, the other recipient of the honorary doctorate, did not turn up. He also gave gold medals to meritorious students and conferred degrees on the occasion. UAS-D Vice-Chancellor D.P. Biradar and others were present.
Role model for farmers
Mr. Quadri is an innovative farmer from Bagadal village of Bidar district. He has achieved excellence in the field of agriculture and allied areas with his innovative farm practices. He has developed ‘Gomari’, a local sugarcane variety, with multiple tillering characters. He has also guided hundreds of farmers and has helped them create a revolution in their fields.
The university gave him the honorary doctorate considering his achievements and contributions to the agriculture sector.
Mohammed Idris Ahmed Quadri is an innovative farmer from Bagadal village of Bidar district. He has achieved excellence in the field of agriculture and allied areas with his innovative farm practices. He has developed ‘Gomari’, a local sugarcane variety, with multiple tillering characters. He has also guided hundreds of farmers and has helped them create a revolution in their fields.
