Initiatives taken by the Central Government for the welfare of farmers in recent years have started showing positive results, claimed union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh. The Minister was speaking in a public meeting at Kandarpur, Cuttack on Monday.
He claimed that countless people have been already been saved from starvation through the use of sophisticated agricultural techniques.
Lauding the role being played by the agricultural scientists Singh said NRRI, Cuttack have developed CR paddy 310 for the first time in the world which contains 11% protein. It is also carrying out researches on doubled haploid, Singh underlined.
Scientists are also developing a technique which after having been successful will lead the farmers not to purchase
the seed of hybrid rice species from the market. Through this technique the properties of hybrid rice will be transferred to other rice species. Minister further added that National Rice Research Institute continuously trying to make the rice farming beneficial and lasting.
On this occasion, Union Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, Member of Parliament Bhartruhari Mahtab , Secretary to DARE and Director General (ICAR)-Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Director to NRRI Dr. A.K. Nayak and a number of prominent scientists were also present.
Shri Singh told the gathering that after having formed the Government in May, 2014, a number of programmes had been launched for the welfare of the farmers which resulted in positive changes in the lives of farmers. He mentioned Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yoaja, Soil Health Card Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) and several others in this context.
