Bikaner: Bikaner University organized a day workshop at Palana village, adopted by Bikaner University. This workshop was on new agricultural technology, in which the farmers were informed about the modern techniques of agriculture; its main objective was to improve the farmers' yield through new technology and increase the crop yield. Public Relations Officer Vikram Rathod said it was a cluster activity organized in collaboration with SKRAU, Bikaner.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Ambareesh Sharan Vidyarthi, In his message to the villagers, said that by using the latest and advanced agricultural techniques, farmers could establish new dimensions of development in their farming. There are many government schemes for the skill development and training of the farmer brothers, taking advantage of which they can become an integral part of the latest agricultural techniques. This workshop's chief guest and spokesperson were Dr Rajesh Verma, Deputy Director of Agriculture Extension, SKRAU, Bikaner. He said how innovative the use of nanotechnology is in agriculture. Information was given about the Government of India's initiative to promote mechanization in agriculture and about direct seeding of paddy for higher production with less cost. He told about the effective use of water and fertilizers through the fertigation system and explained to all the farmers in simple words how organic manure is made. Information was given about advanced technology methods used nationwide to irrigate crops. Farmers asked about problems related to pomegranate production and other vegetables and fruits, which he solved.
Dr Anu Sharma and Dr Preeti Pareek, the program's director, told all the farmers that we should adopt such methods to increase our production according to the weather here. He said that groundnut cultivation is done a lot here, for which a lot of water is required, the water level in our state is shallow, and the outbreak of heat is also very high. It is the prime country which gives economic strength to the country. Hence, this land is unsuitable for this cultivation, so we Farmers should cultivate crops according to their water level and environment. Apart from strengthening the family's economic condition, our farmers can also give a new direction to society through new agricultural techniques. Gram Panchayat Assistant Bajrang Dhaka gave the necessary support to make the program successful, and all the farmers participated enthusiastically in this program. This program also distributed organic fertilizers and seeds to all the farmers.