ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (ICAR-CICR), Nagpur in association with Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare conducted the live web telecasting of ‘Agri-Startup Conclave and Kisan Sammelan’ recently. More than 200 farmers attended the programme. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘One Nation-One Fertilizer’ programme during the event. Modi addressed the farmers via video conferencing during the launch. The objective behind this ‘One Nation-One Fertilizer’ programme is to provide fertilizer at economic rate to farmers.

 

Modi also informed about Farmer Producer Organisation Scheme (FPOS) under which 600 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendra are opened which will act as single window for all agri inputs and information. The web telecast was inaugurated by MP Krupal Tumane. Dr Y G Prasad, Director, ICAR-CICR, presided over the event. Tumane, in his address, urged farmers to take advantage of the research techniques which ICAR-CICR has recommended for cotton farmers. A technical session was conducted for farmers which comprised interactive lectures on cotton nutrient and pest management as well as Lumpy Skin disease in cattle. Kits containing seeds for up-coming Rabi season and vermi-compost were distributed to the participants under Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP).