Centre Promoting New Technology In Agricultural Research Tomar

Central authorities throughout 2020-21 and 2021-22 has allotted funds to the tune of Rs 1756.3 and Rs 2422.7 crore to the states for introducing new applied sciences together with drones, synthetic intelligence, distant sensing in agriculture, mentioned Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

Tomar mentioned that the federal government additionally allotted Rs 7,302.50 and Rs 7,908.18 crore in 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively to the Indian Council of Agricultural Analysis (ICAR) for enterprise analysis and growth for growing new applied sciences, their demonstration at farmer’s discipline and capability constructing of farmers for adoption of latest expertise.

Throughout 2021-22, ICAR has developed and launched 309 varieties and hybrids of discipline crops together with 35 varieties with particular traits and 94 sorts of horticultural crops for cultivation by ICAR.

“The federal government additionally accords sufficient emphasis in direction of decreasing transaction prices, promotion of FPOs to enhance their bargaining energy. Improvement of infrastructure has additionally been given due consideration to make sure higher connectivity of farmers to the nationwide and worldwide market,” Tomar mentioned within the reply. 

Required emphasis is given by ICAR to shift analysis from a commodity-based to farming systems-based strategy. ICAR has created multidisciplinary analysis complexes in several areas of the nation to deal with this, he mentioned. 

A devoted Institute “ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Techniques Analysis (IIFSR), Modipuram” is engaged on characterising, creating, finding out and refining the farming system fashions in all of the agro-climatic areas, as per the minister. 


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