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| Farmers in Exhibition |
An Agriculture Exhibition of 32
stalls of agriculture inputs, farm implements, farm machines and stalls of the
Self Help Groups was inaugurated by Dr. Ram Kharche, Vice-president of
Maharashtra Council of Agriculture and Extension, Pune under the chairmanship
of Promod Deshmukh, chairman of Sanskriti Samvardhan Mandal, Sagroli. The
dignitaries from different areas and department were present.
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| Guest visited to Exhibition |
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| Dr. Suresh Kulkarni |
After inauguration of the Agriculture Exhibition and formal welcome of the guests, Dr. Suresh Kulkarni, in his introductory speech, explained the objective behind technology mahotsav and narrated the progress and technology demonstrated at Krishi Vigyan Kendra farm along with the demonstration units set for the farmers in campus.
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| R. N. Dhurve |
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| Dr. B.B. Bhosle |
Dr. B.B. Bhosle, DEE, VNMKV, suggested to the method of control of the pest and diseases according to the change climate and new insect pests. Farmers should be in position to identify the friends (beneficial insects) and enemy by educating themselves accordingly.
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| Dr. Ram Kharche |
Dr. Ram Kharche, Vice President of MCAER, Pune gave stress on contract farming, Farmers Producer Company, water management and marketing of the agriculture produce. As the ground water level is gone up to 200 to 300 feet, it is very difficult for the not only irrigation but also the drinking water, so Jalyukt Shivar Project is the only mission through which we can escape from the problem of drought conditions. Farmers were also advised to take an advantage of farm pond, micro irrigation system, farm mechanization etc.
Meteorologist
Dr. Ramchandra Sable explained the factors affecting climate change, we can
predict the situation in next year’s rainy season by analyzing the data of last
30 years. He gave suggestion that, if the summer climate condition is normal,
then next year will be with normal rains.
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| Dr. K.T. Galande |
Proff.
D.D. Tekale, Engineering college, VNMKV, Parbhani suggested to adopt 3.09
Mechanization not only with the
tractor based but with the bullock drown implements evolved by VNMKV. He also
suggested adopting soil and watering conservation methods in the standing
crops.
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| Proff. D.D. Tekale |
Dr. Harihar Kausadikar, Soil Scientists, advised to adopt the soil test based fertilizer by adopting the soil testing and maintaining the soil health card. Government of Maharashtra and Central government is implementing the scheme of the “Soil Health Card” distribution of each 2.0farmer.
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| Dr. Harihar Kusadikar |
In presidential speech, Pramod Deshmukh, appealed farmers to attend this kind of the mahotsav, training programmes and other extension programmes conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra regularly round the year.
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| Pramod Deshmukh |
20 January 2016 Video
