The Udupi Zilla Krishik Sangh will organise a farmers’ convention at the Sharada Mantapa here on Sunday. Addressing presspersons here recently, Bantakal Ramakrishna Sharma, president of the sangh, said that many farmers from different parts of the district are expected to participate in the convention.
There will be three seminars related to agriculture, horticulture and dairy farming.
The topics which would be discussed at the seminars include: “production techniques in horticultural crops,” “need for mechanisation in agriculture,” “agriculture and culture,” “use of bio-fertilizers in agriculture,” “dealing with diseases and pests in jasmine cultivation,” “protection of different varieties of paddy,” “use of technology in agriculture,” “different varieties and production of pure milk,” “challenges in dairy farming,” “health benefits of medicinal plants,” and “modern bee keeping.”
Experts in agriculture and horticulture would participate as resource persons in these seminars.
There would be an interaction programme between farmers and heads of various government departments, such as Agriculture, Revenue, Horticulture, MESCOM, and Cooperation, in the afternoon.
An exhibition-cum-sale of agricultural equipment, seeds and saplings, and books on agriculture, would be held at the venue.
T.N. Prakash Kammaradi, chairman of Karnataka Agriculture Price Commission, will inaugurate the convention. Sridhamurthy K.S., scholar, will deliver the keynote address.
Kudi Srinivas Bhat, general secretary of the sangh, Ravindra Poojary Gujjarbettu, secretary, were present.
