Roymon Ok.A. of Wayanad receives the Karshakothama Award from Transport Minister Antony Raju on the Farmers Day celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.. Minister for Agriculture P. Prasad and Meals and Civil Provides Minister G.R. Anil are aslo seen.
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The Agriculture division on Thursday introduced the Poshaka Samriddhi Mission for stepping up the manufacturing of millets and greens.
Minister for Agriculture P. Prasad introduced the brand new mission on the Farmers Day celebrations organised by the Agriculture division on the event of Chingam 1.
Below the mission, the manufacturing of millets in Kerala can be elevated to three,000 tonnes. The manufacturing of protein-rich pulses can be elevated from the current 1,471 tonnes to 10,000 tonnes, he mentioned.
Agriculture Minister P. Prasad launching the the emblem of the Kerala Agro Enterprise Firm which he inaugurated on the Farmers Day celebrations. in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
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Six new processing items for millets can be opened beneath the mission. At current, the State has just one unit, at Attappady. The federal government additionally intends to collaborate with the ICAR-Indian Institute of Millet Analysis, Hyderabad, within the areas of expertise switch and processing, Mr. Prasad added.
The Agriculture division will encourage farmers to develop pulses as a 3rd crop in paddy fields, he mentioned.
The mission will encourage 25 lakh households this 12 months to domesticate greens and millets. By 2026, all households within the State can be a part of the mission’s exercise, in accordance with him.
Kerala has been in a position to enhance vegetable manufacturing from 6.28 lakh tonnes from 2015-16 to 17.1 lakh tonnes in 2022-23, however the manufacturing continues to be brief of the particular requirement, the Minister mentioned.
The Poshaka Samriddhi Mission is designed to realize its goals over the following three years.
Mr. Prasad mentioned efforts have been on to supply insurance coverage cowl to extra agricultural crops, given the vulnerability of the sector to pure calamities and disasters. The brand new insurance coverage scheme will protect low yield attributable to such occasions as effectively, he mentioned.
Mr. Prasad inaugurated the Kerala Agro Enterprise Firm (KABCO), which the Cupboard had cleared on August 2 as a public-private partnership (PPP) mannequin firm to advertise the advertising of agricultural merchandise. The State authorities holds 33% shares in KABCO, whereas farmers maintain 24%, and farmer collectives and cooperatives, 25%. It would act as an unbiased firm for operating agro parks and linking farmers with the advertising networks.
Mr. Prasad mentioned that the variety of ‘Krishikootams’ within the State can be elevated to 30,000 by 2026.
The Agriculture Minister introduced the 2022 State Farm Awards on the event.
Minister for Basic Schooling V. Sivankutty presided. Transport Minister Antony Raju; Meals and Civil Provides Minister G.R. Anil; MLAs V. Ok. Prasanth, D. Ok. Murali, I. B. Satheesh, Ok. Ansalan, M. Vijin, and Ok.D. Prasenan; district panchayat president D. Suresh Kumar; Agriculture Secretary and Agricultural Manufacturing Commissioner B. Ashok, and senior officers of the Agriculture division have been current.