DG, ICAR and Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Dr. S. Ayyappan has called for Public-Private Partnership in farm research. Dr. Ayyappan was inaugurating a National Seminar on Strategic Pesticides Use to Enhance Agricultural Production & Food Security here today.
In his address while touching upon the research, education and extension programmes of the ICAR, Dr. Ayyappan said that entrepreneurship and skill development programmes have been accorded high priority to catalyze commercialization of technologies on a larger scale, which has immense role for private sector. He called for greater Public Private Partnership to gain the synergy of each other’s strengths and take agricultural technologies to the door steps of the farmers across the country. Dr. Ayyappan said, ICAR and private sector can play an important role to ensure timely availability of quality inputs, including pesticides and to educate farmers and agriculture input dealers on judicious use of pesticides.
Prof R B Singh, former Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization, in his key note address, said, the agro-chemicals have played a pivotal role in the past in increasing agricultural productivity and production and protecting and preserving the human and animal food, feed and health. Prof Singh mentioned that the pesticides have become a topic of public debate, primarily due to their non-judicious and unscientific use.
It also emerged from discussions in the seminar that small and marginal farmers and those located in far-flung areas can be reached out with improved agriculture technology only through PPP. It was highlighted that around 20-30% losses to food grains production are being caused by insects, pests, diseases and weeds and in monetary terms this comes to around Rs. 2.5 lakh crore per annum.
Former Agriculture Secretary, Shri JNL Srivastava, Co-Chairman CII, Shri Salil Singhal, and President, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd Dr. OP Singh also addressed the seminar. More than 300 delegates including scientists, senior officials, farmers and pesticide dealers across the country participated in the seminar.
In his address while touching upon the research, education and extension programmes of the ICAR, Dr. Ayyappan said that entrepreneurship and skill development programmes have been accorded high priority to catalyze commercialization of technologies on a larger scale, which has immense role for private sector. He called for greater Public Private Partnership to gain the synergy of each other’s strengths and take agricultural technologies to the door steps of the farmers across the country. Dr. Ayyappan said, ICAR and private sector can play an important role to ensure timely availability of quality inputs, including pesticides and to educate farmers and agriculture input dealers on judicious use of pesticides.
Prof R B Singh, former Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization, in his key note address, said, the agro-chemicals have played a pivotal role in the past in increasing agricultural productivity and production and protecting and preserving the human and animal food, feed and health. Prof Singh mentioned that the pesticides have become a topic of public debate, primarily due to their non-judicious and unscientific use.
It also emerged from discussions in the seminar that small and marginal farmers and those located in far-flung areas can be reached out with improved agriculture technology only through PPP. It was highlighted that around 20-30% losses to food grains production are being caused by insects, pests, diseases and weeds and in monetary terms this comes to around Rs. 2.5 lakh crore per annum.
Former Agriculture Secretary, Shri JNL Srivastava, Co-Chairman CII, Shri Salil Singhal, and President, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd Dr. OP Singh also addressed the seminar. More than 300 delegates including scientists, senior officials, farmers and pesticide dealers across the country participated in the seminar.
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