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Horticulture will help in economic growth: Experts
BHAGALPUR: The three-day training for farmers of several districts of the region at Bihar Agricultural University (BAU),Sabour, Bhagalpur, which got underway on Thursday, has stressed on the importance of horticulture for growing vegetables, fruits and decorative flowers as well as medicinal flowers, herbs, etc for better income for self and the economic growth of the region.
The training programme is aimed at developing a fresh model of 'stepping ahead from foodgrains security through Green Revolution in India (1967-1978)' to nutrition security for the citizens for healthier India by promoting horticulture more.
It may be mentioned here that the Green Revolution spanning the period from 1967-68 to 1977-78 changed the country's agriculture production scenario and image from a starving nation to one of the world's leading agriculture producing nation.Deliberating on the training programme, the vice-chancellor of BAU Mewa Lal Chowdhary said the role of farmers in the overall development of the state is very important and cultivation of vegetables, fruits and others have proved to be more useful in generating employment opportunities and income generation. Urging the farmers to use better seeds and high quality plants for farming for better and optimum yield, the BAU vice-chancellor said the new revolution can be brought about by vegetables, fruits and flower farming. He also informed about the state government's initiative towards horticulture and farming of vegetables, fruits etc.
Director, BAU edification programme, RK Sohanay said the state government had earmarked each district in the state for one select vegetable or fruit production and farmers will be encouraged to make the facilities available for horticulture. He also advised to form farmer welfare groups (FWGs) for better marketing of their produce.
Those present included U S Jaiswal, Randhir Kumar, Shashank, Sanjay Sahay, V B Patel, Fiza Ahmed beside other academicians and scientists of BAU and other institutions.
The training programme is aimed at developing a fresh model of 'stepping ahead from foodgrains security through Green Revolution in India (1967-1978)' to nutrition security for the citizens for healthier India by promoting horticulture more.
It may be mentioned here that the Green Revolution spanning the period from 1967-68 to 1977-78 changed the country's agriculture production scenario and image from a starving nation to one of the world's leading agriculture producing nation.Deliberating on the training programme, the vice-chancellor of BAU Mewa Lal Chowdhary said the role of farmers in the overall development of the state is very important and cultivation of vegetables, fruits and others have proved to be more useful in generating employment opportunities and income generation. Urging the farmers to use better seeds and high quality plants for farming for better and optimum yield, the BAU vice-chancellor said the new revolution can be brought about by vegetables, fruits and flower farming. He also informed about the state government's initiative towards horticulture and farming of vegetables, fruits etc.
Director, BAU edification programme, RK Sohanay said the state government had earmarked each district in the state for one select vegetable or fruit production and farmers will be encouraged to make the facilities available for horticulture. He also advised to form farmer welfare groups (FWGs) for better marketing of their produce.
Those present included U S Jaiswal, Randhir Kumar, Shashank, Sanjay Sahay, V B Patel, Fiza Ahmed beside other academicians and scientists of BAU and other institutions.
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