Rohini Sindhuri, Chief Executive Officer of Mandya Zilla Panchayat, on Tuesday called upon the farmers to promote sustainable agriculture to enhance food production.
Ms. Sindhuri was speaking after inaugurating a three-month on-field agricultural workshop for final year students of the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS-B) on the premises of Zonal Agricultural Research Station (ZARS, V.C. Farm) in the taluk.
Later, Ms. Sindhuri addressed the students of agricultural science and their faculty members, when she urged them to go to farm fields and guide farmers on sustainable methods of agriculture.
The country should become self-sufficient in food production. Unfortunately, the farming community was facing series of problems. Therefore, they should adopt scientific methods of agricultural development.
Schemes
Agricultural Science students should also guide the farmers on availing themselves of the benefits of State and Union government sponsored schemes. Governments were initiating measures to address the problems of farmers, she said.
T. Shivashankar, D. Raghupati, C.R. Ravishankar, H.T. Nagaraja, C.M. Savitha and others were present.
Students should visit farm fields and guide farmers:
Rohini Sindhuri,Chief Executive Officer of
Mandya Zilla Panchayat
