Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday inaugurated an agriculture training centre, established at a cost of Rs. 4.5 crore, at Organic Agriculture Research Station premises in Naganahalli on the outskirts of the city.
In a statement, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the duty of Agriculture Department officials does not end with supplying seeds and fertilisers. “They should go to villages, interact with farmers, and give them appropriate advice on the agricultural practices they should adopt,” he said.
Favouring the setting up of a similar training centre in all districts of the State, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the centres should provide information on soil fertility, new technologies, the type of crops to be grown in different seasons, and the marketability of the agricultural produce.
Efforts should be made to make agriculture a remunerative occupation so that the younger generation do not move away from it. Mr. Siddaramaiah said the State government had purchased various food crops by paying a support price of Rs. 1,800 crore last year.
Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who was also present on the occasion, said agriculture training centres existed in 23 districts of the State. He urged extension officers of the Agriculture Department to visit the villages every day. Agriculture researchers should visit villages at least two days a month to familiarise farmers with the advancements made the field of agriculture and technology, he said.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/agriculture-training-centre-opened-in-naganahalli/article6657321.ece
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