15th October 2017, Pusa, New Delhi. Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare said women can propel the country towards second Green Revolution and they can change the landscape of the development if they get opportunities and facilities. He was addressing Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas celebrations here today. The Minister said that last year the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry had decided to observe October 15 every year as Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas. The Minister added that the decision was inspired by the celebration of October 15 as International Women's Day by the United Nations Organization. Today, all the Agricultural Universities, Institutes, and KVKs are celebrating Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas.       Shri Singh said under the current scenario, women's contribution to the prevention of climate change and management of natural resources cannot be denied. They play multi-dimensional roles in...

11th October 2017, New Delhi.   The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today inaugurated the birth centenary celebration of Nanaji Deshmukh at   ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.   Shri Modi in his address said that today marks the birth anniversary of two great leaders – Nanaji Deshmukh and Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, who devoted their life to the betterment of the nation. The Prime Minister said that Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan was deeply popular among youth. The likes of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan and Dr. Lohia were active during the ‘Quit India’ movement, inspired by the clarion call of Mahatma Gandhi, he added. The Prime Minister said that Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan was never interested in power politics, and fought corruption. He said Nanaji Deshmukh also preferred to devote himself towards rural development and making our villages self-reliant, and free from poverty. Just having the best ideas for development...

The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh appealed to the agricultural scientists of the country to empower the farmers of the country by doubling their income till the 75th anniversary of independence. He stated this in his address on the last day of the two-day workshop organized on 'Developing a Roadmap for Agricultural Knowledge Management in India' by the Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture (DKMA), under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. On this occasion Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) and Director General, ICAR; Mr. S. N. Tripathi, Additional Secretary (DARE) and Financial Advisor, ICAR; Dr. A. K. Singh, Deputy Director General (Agriculture Extension); Dr. J. K. Jena, Deputy Director General (Fisheries); Dr. Ajit Maru, Former Expert, FAO; Dr. Rameshwar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Bihar Veterinary Science University; Dr. S. K. Singh, Project Director, DKMA and other agricultural scientists were also...

Farming of brackishwater fishes in locally crafted cages suitable for estuaries, creeks, backwaters and lagoons is an emerging innovative and viable technology for the production of valuable finfish such as seabass.The technology is efficient in utilizing the vast stretches of brackishwater resources along the costal India for increased fish production, employment creation and income generation, falls under the vision of Indian Govt. under the blue revolution. In this direction, the ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai which is the nodal research institution for the development of brackishwater aquaculture in collaboration with the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai has successfully demonstrated cage farming of Asian seabass fish (Lates calcarifer) in the Buckingham canal waters at Vennangupattu coastal village in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu. CIBA mobilised the fisher youths from the villages. Skill...

29th August 2017, New Delhi Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh addressed a gathering at “100 years of Excellence In Sugarcane Research: variety 205 to variety 0238” (sugarcane variety) and “New India Manthan – Sankal Se Siddhi” events, organised by ICAR- Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, Karnal here today. Shri Singh informed the gathering that with the help of Sir Dr Venkatraman, for the first time, hybrid clone variety 205 (Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum) was developed for sub-tropical climate, which was launched in 1918 for commercial farming. The hybrid clone led to 50% increase in sugarcane production in North India and popular species like Saccharum Barberi and Saccharum Sinensis were left far behind. Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that after developing species 205, Sugarcane Breeding Institute developed several other hybrid clones for sub-tropical condition and they remained...