DG, ICAR inaugurates the video conferencing facility at ICAR-ATARI, Kanpur

15^th April 2023, Kanpur

Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) visited ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kanpur today

During his visit, he inaugurated the videoconferencing facility of the Institute.

In his address, he expressed his concern for the furtherance of the performance and efficiency of the KVK system. He added that farm extension's contribution shall always remain comparable to the significant share of agriculture in India’s national economy. Dr. Pathak accentuated realizing the clarion call of the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India to catapult India into the League of developed nations by 2047. He said agriculture and agricultural extension have to go hand in hand, and the frontline extension system by KVKs shall have to be the top priority.

On the occasion, an exhibition was arranged by 20 KVKs of the state.

The major focus of the exhibition was the success cases of the Farmer Producer Organization (Sitapur district), Natural-Farming based demonstrations' experiences in wheat and sesame (in Bundelkhand district), cultivation of dragon fruit and their remunerative marketing  (Kaushambi district) cultivation and marketing of colored capsicum, okra, melons, and cabbage (Barabanki district), millet based value-added products by women farmer entrepreneur (Bulandshahar), honey-based successful enterprise by rural youth (Pratapgarh) and other value-added products of millets (Kanpur Dehat, Hardoi, Kannauj, and Unnao).

Directors of Extension, ANDUAT, Ayodhya; CSUAT, Kanpur, BUAT, Banda; SBVPUAT, Meerut; Director (Research), CSAUAT, Kanpur; Heads of KVKs and Faculties and agricultural students from Kanpur University, scientists and staff of ATARI, Kanpur participated in the event.

(Source ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kanpur)