Initiatives taken by the Union government for farmers’ welfare have started showing positive results, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh said.
"Agriculture scientists are working hard to improve the conditions of farming and farmers in the country,” Singh said while addressing a public meeting at Kandarpur, Cuttack, Odisha, on Monday.
Countless people have been already been saved from starvation through the use of sophisticated agricultural techniques, Singh said.
He said that scientists of the National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack, have developed CR Paddy 310 for the first time in the world which contains 11 per cent protein while other species of rice generally contain protein only 6–7 per cent, according to a Agriculture Ministry statement.
The NRRI is carrying out researches on Doubled Haploid, the minister said, adding that they are developing a technique which after having been successful will lead the farmers not to purchase the seed of hybrid rice species from the market. Through this technique the properties of hybrid rice will be transferred to other rice species, he added.
The minister said that the NRRI is "continuously trying to make the rice farming beneficial and lasting". He then mentioned several schemes for the welfare of the farmers which is resulting in positive changes in the lives of farmers. The many welfare schemes include the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yoaja, Soil Health Card Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), India emergence campaign through village emergence, My Village My Pride and the Achievements of National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack.
Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan and Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Bhartruhari Mahtab Ji were among the many dignitaries present at the occasion.
"Agriculture scientists are working hard to improve the conditions of farming and farmers in the country,” Singh said while addressing a public meeting at Kandarpur, Cuttack, Odisha, on Monday.
Countless people have been already been saved from starvation through the use of sophisticated agricultural techniques, Singh said.
He said that scientists of the National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack, have developed CR Paddy 310 for the first time in the world which contains 11 per cent protein while other species of rice generally contain protein only 6–7 per cent, according to a Agriculture Ministry statement.
The NRRI is carrying out researches on Doubled Haploid, the minister said, adding that they are developing a technique which after having been successful will lead the farmers not to purchase the seed of hybrid rice species from the market. Through this technique the properties of hybrid rice will be transferred to other rice species, he added.
The minister said that the NRRI is "continuously trying to make the rice farming beneficial and lasting". He then mentioned several schemes for the welfare of the farmers which is resulting in positive changes in the lives of farmers. The many welfare schemes include the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yoaja, Soil Health Card Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), India emergence campaign through village emergence, My Village My Pride and the Achievements of National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack.
Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan and Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Bhartruhari Mahtab Ji were among the many dignitaries present at the occasion.