Bhubaneswar: May 09: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that initiatives taken by the Central Government for the welfare of farmers have started showing positive results. The Minister said this in a public meeting at Kandarpur, Cuttack, Odisha today. Shri Singh said that agriculture scientists are working hard to improve the conditions of farming and farmers in the country. He further added that countless people have been already been saved from starvation through the use of sophisticated agricultural techniques. Minister further said that the scientists of NRRI, Cuttack have developed CR Paddy 310 for the first time in the world which contains 11% protein while other species of rice generally contain protein only 6-7%.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister stated that NRRI is carrying out researches on Doubled Haploid. He added 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. Minister further added that National Rice Research Institute continuously trying to make the rice farming beneficial and lasting.
Shri Singh told the gathering that after having formed the Government in May, 2014, a number of programmes had been launched for the welfare of the farmers which resulted in positive changes in the lives of farmers like Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yoajana,Soil Health Card Scheme,Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), My Village My Pride etc
On this occasion, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab Ji, Secretary to DARE and Director General (ICAR)-Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Director to NRRI – Dr. A.K. Nayak and a number of prominent scientists were also present.
