Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that our agricultural scientists have made great progress through research, India is today at first or second place in terms of most of the food production. Shri Tomar said that hard work of farmers, farmer friendly policy of government and research of scientists contributed to this success and we are leading the world in terms of agricultural production.
“Now that climate conditions are changing, this challenge needs to be addressed. There should now be self-sufficiency in pulses and oilseeds as well. For this purpose, the government is working in mission mode, but along with policies and funding, the invention of seeds should be such as to increase productivity and bring the country to self-sufficiency. Agricultural scientists have a huge responsibility in this and they have to do more work,” said Shri Tomar while inaugurating the 11th National Seed Congress-2022 organized by Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University in Gwalior today.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually joined the program while Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Shri Kamal Patel was present. On this occasion, the newly constructed auditorium of the university was named after the late Dattopant Thengadim. At the same time, the State Academy of Agricultural and Allied Sciences (SAAS) was launched. The efforts of NAAS at the national level and SAAS at the regional level will further accelerate the activities of agriculture, horticulture, animal science and supporting related research and education. ShrTomar said that the late Thengadi was an intellectual, a nationalist thinker, a labor activist and a trade union leader. He put the interests of workers and peasants first. Thengadi ji emphasized the Swadeshi spirit which strengthened the nation with local industries and created a large number of employment opportunities. It is inspiring to have an auditorium in the name of Thengadi ji.
The opening speech was first delivered by the vice-chancellor prof. S. Koteshwara Rao. Dr. R. C. Agrawal, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research; Shri Ashwini Kumar, Joint Secretary (Seeds), Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and other dignitaries also addressed the gathering. In the program, Registrar Shri Anil Saxena along with university officials, scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendras, farmers and students were present on the occasion. As part of this event, new experiments in the field of improving seed production in the country with regard to future requirements will be discussed and a policy will be formulated on the strategy to improve the production of seeds, especially oilseeds and pulses. This three-day conference is attended by leading seed production experts in the country. Union Minister Shri Tomar presented various awards at the function.
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