Need to strengthen small, marginal farmers, says VC

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran , December 5

The third Scientific Advisory Committee meeting of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Booh, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), was organised here on Saturday under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor Dr Inderjeet Singh. Dr Parkash Singh Brar, Director, Extension Education, GADVASU, Ludhiana, co-chaired the session. Officials from the GADVASU and PAU, ICAR institutes, and progressive farmers were present on the occasion.

The Vice-Chancellor in his address called to expand its area of work in agriculture sector involving livestock, fisheries, apiary, integrated farming system, and value addition and to focus the work for strengthening the small and marginal farmers for the upliftment of farmers’ income substantially. The VC also suggested the scientists to disseminate the successful latest technologies of the university and other institutes to the farmers in this critical scenario. Dr Singh in his address expressed his happiness over associated farmers in fetching many national-level awards. Dr Balwinder Kumar, Associate Director of KVK, presented the action taken report of the previous SAC meeting as well as progress report of the previous year and also discussed proposed action plan for the year 2021-22.

Dr Nachiket Kotwaliwale, Director, Dr Arvind Kumar, and officials from the Animal Husbandry, Punjab Dairy Development Board, Department of Horticulture, Project Directorate ATMA, DDM NABARD, head department of agronomy, PAU, CDPO, bank official, soil conservation officer and progressive farmers gave valuable suggestion for framing action plan of KVK.

‘Disseminate successful technologies’

The Vice-Chancellor called to expand its area of work in agriculture sector involving livestock, fisheries, apiary, integrated farming system, and value addition and to focus the work for strengthening the small and marginal farmers for the upliftment of farmers’ income substantially. The VC also suggested the scientists to disseminate the successful latest technologies of the university and other institutes to the farmers in this critical scenario. Dr Singh, in his address, expressed his happiness over associated farmers in fetching many national-level awards.