On the occasion of Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh said women can propel the country towards second Green Revolution and they can change the landscape of the development if they get opportunities and facilities.
Singh said this during Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas celebration at New Delhi in which Smt. Krishna Raj, Central Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Smt. Archana Chitnis, Minister of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh Government, Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, DG ICAR were also present.
It bears recall that last year the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry had decided to observe October 15 every year as Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas. Singh said that the decision was inspired by the celebration of October 15 as International Women’s Day by the United Nations Organization.
“Women’s contribution to the prevention of climate change and management of natural resources cannot be denied. They play multi-dimensional roles in agriculture. They are contributing in every field of agriculture – from sowing to planting, drainage, irrigation, fertilizer, plant protection, harvesting, weeding, and storage”, underlined Singh.