Stakeholders have said that it is necessary to manage agricultural firms and adopt climate-friendly technology in harmony with the increasing shortage of agricultural workers and the increasing impact of climate change.
The speakers of the opening session of the two-day training on various technologies organized by the Directorate of Agricultural Research Madhesh Pradesh Parwanipur on Monday expressed this opinion. director of
directorate. Vishweshwar Prasad Yadav said that as an alternative to the growing agricultural labor shortage, mechanization is inevitable in all crops including rice, wheat, corn. "Zero plowing technology and agricultural machinery such as super seeder, drum seeder, rice transplanter have become indispensable for farmers," he said, "as the trend of young people moving abroad is increasing, there should also be invention of agricultural machinery that is friendly to women and the elderly."
Dr. Yadav said that it is necessary for all municipalities to build custom hiring centers and make arrangements to let farmers use agricultural machinery on rent. He expressed his concern that 60 percent of the agricultural equipment distributed to farmers by the Agricultural Knowledge Center and other offices are damaged and cannot be used, and the technical manpower to repair three of them is increasing.
Dr. Ramjeevan Thakur, head of Krishi Gyan Kendra Parsa, said that emphasis should be placed on climate-friendly technology. He said that the crop can be brought in 10/15 days earlier when cultivated with Charuwa paddy technology. He emphasized on giving priority to useful tools even while giving subsidies to farmers. Scientist of the directorate of
Dr. Anand Mishra stated that the training was organized with the aim of increasing the empowerment of the farmers of Bara, Parsa and Rautahat and said that mechanization was given high priority in the directorate.
