Proceedings of “Farmer’s Fair and Farm Field School” organized at Navala village

of district Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) on 07.05.2016

Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research (IIFSR), Modipuram, Meerut

organized one day “Farmer’s Fair and Farm Field School” at Navala village of district

Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) on 07.05.2016. Honorable Dr. Sanjeev Baliyan, Union State

Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of India, was the chief guest and

inaugurated the function. Dr. A. K. Singh, Deputy Director General (Extension) of Indian

Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi was special guest of the programme.

Thousands of farmers belonging to different villages of Western U.P. participated in the

programme.

Dr. Azad Singh Panwar, Director, IIFSR welcomed chief guest including all the

dignitaries and farmers participants. He highlighted the programmes being operated by

the Institute for economic and livelihood security of farmers in the region. Dr. Panwar

has also elaborated about the schemes which are being operated for farmer’s welfare by

the Government of India i.e. Soil Health Card Scheme, Prime Minister’s Crop Insurance

Scheme, Prime Minister’s Agriculture Irrigation Scheme and National Agriculture

Market etc.

The chief guest Honorable Dr. Sanjeev Baliyan expressed his pleasure for

organizing such a big Farmer’s Fair in village Navala and thanked to Dr. Azad Singh

Panwar and his team. He has requested farmers to adopt improved technologies in

cultivation of sugarcane on the line of Maharashtra for achieving higher yield level of

1200-1500 quintals/ha. He also emphasized about depletion and pollution of groundwater

which is a serious issue in western U.P. and appealed to all the farmers to conserve the

water for agriculture and its purity for drinking purpose to safeguard the availability for

future generations. He advocated for custom hiring of improved implements being used

in cultivation of sugarcane through co-operative society in the village for making

agricultural operations easier and faster which will also generate employment

opportunities for youths in the villages.

Dr. A. K. Singh, DDG Extension introduced about the schemes being operated

under the programme of agricultural extension. He also emphasized that there is need for

improving the soil productivity and to enhance the profitability of sugarcane based

farming system and livestock production in the region.

Dr. Rabinder Kaur, Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

appreciated such kind of Scientist-Farmers interaction meet and appealed the farmers to

get maximum benefit of it.

Dr. Anil Khippal introduced about the programmes and schemes being operated

in district Muzaffarnagar by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

A practical demonstration was organized on automatic mechanical planting of

sugarcane before the chief guest and all the participants. Eight leaflets developed by

IIFSR on various improved technologies viz. management of mango orchards, integrated

nutrient and pest management in sugarcane, women friendly agricultural implements and

schemes recently launched by Government of India such as soil health card scheme,

Prime Minister’s crop insurance scheme, Prime Minister’s agricultural irrigation scheme,

national agricultural market scheme were also released by the chief guest during the

function. Practical demonstrations and lectures useful for the farmers were delivered on

various subjects by different subject matter specialists.

The village pradhan Sh. Devraj Tyagi presented vote of thanks to all the

participants. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Anil Kumar, Principal Scientist and

Dr. Prem Singh, Principal Scientist was overall coordinator and Organizing Secretary of

the programme.

Hon. Minister Inaugurating the Mela

Hon. Minister interacting with farmers

Release of IIFSR leaflets by Hon. Minister and Dignitaries

Director IIFSR showing IFS technologies to Hon. Minister

Farmers downloading useful “Kisan Suvidha APP” in their mobile at

IIFSR Stall

Registration