Tomar: Agricultural Scientists Must Overcome Amrit Kaal Challenges

Speaking at the 94th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society, Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar claimed that as India's dominance in the agriculture industry grows throughout the world, so do people's expectations of us. The goal is to construct a New India by 2047. Because tomorrow belongs to New India, it requires new science, research, skills, and innovation.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday praised the role of agriculture scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in making the country self-sufficient in food and urged them to overcome challenges during the Amrit Kaal to bring the country into the club of developed nations by 2047.

According to Shri Tomar, the country's overall and balanced development is being pursued. When it comes to overall development, the agriculture sector is the country's backbone. It is our responsibility to make it a reality. Today, we face several challenges, including Climate Change. We are also dealing with the issue of damage to farmers' standing crops as a result of natural disasters.

With new technology and research, we must reach out to all farmers in New India. Farmers' incomes must be increased, prosperity must be brought to their homes and villages, and the agriculture sector must be made prosperous, all of which must be accomplished collaboratively.

Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Director General of ICAR and Secretary of DARE, stated that the ICAR released 323 varieties of field crops, including 266 climate-resistant variants, during the fiscal year 2022-23. The ICAR Institutes developed several vaccines, including the H9N2 Influenza Vaccine for Chickens and a vaccine for the prevention of SARS-CoV2 infection in animals, he said.

Shri Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Shri Surya Pratap Shahi, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Shri Abdul Sattar, Himachal Pradesh Agriculture, and Animal Husbandry Minister Shri Chander Kumar, ICAR Secretary Shri Sanjay Garg, and other members and senior officers were present. Union Minister Shri Tomar also released some publications on this occasion. Some members also made suggestions during the AGM.

PTI

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