ekuuh; dsuæh; Ñf"k ea=kh,oa vkbzlh,vkj lkslk;vh ds vè;{k Jh jkèkk eksgu flag th_ ea=kh ifj"kn esa esjs lgdehz ekuuh; dsuæh; Ñf"k jkt; ea=kh Jh dqamkfj;k th_ jkt;ksa ds ekuuh; Ñf"k] ckxokuh] i'kq ikyu,oa ekfrl;dh ea=kh,oa lkslk;vh ds çfrf"br lnl;_ Hkkjrh; Ñf"k vuqlaèkku ifj"kn ds 'kklh fudk; ds lnl;_ lfpo] Ms;j,oa egkfuns'kd] vkbzlh,vkj Mk-,l- võ;iiu_ ;gka miflfkr fof'k"v vfèkdkjhx.k_ çsl o ehfm;k ds caèkqvks_ nsfo;ks o lttuks! Hkkjrh; Ñf"k vuqlaèkku ifj"kn dh vksj ls esa vki lhkh dk vkbzlh,vkj lkslk;vh dh 86 oha okf"kzd vke csbd esa gkfnzd Lokxr djrk gwaa Ñf"k dh çxfr,oa fdlkuksa dh csgrjh ds fy, vkxs dk jklrk rs;kj djus gsrq bl csbd esa lhkh LVsdgksYMlZ ds çfrfufèk;ksa dks vius vuqhko,oa fopkjksa dks lk>k djus dk volj feyrk gsa tgka fokku çsfjr gfjr ØkfUr ls [kk kuuksa dh mrikndrk vksj mriknu c<+k] ogha 'osr Økafr }kjk nqxèk mriknu vksj uhyh Økafr }kjk erl; mriknu esa myys[kuh; liqyrk feyh ftlds dkj.k vkt Hkkjr dh [kk lqj{kk etcwr gqbz gsa ckxokuh] ekfrl;dh] i'kqèku,oa iksyvªh ds {ks=k esa ubz rduhdksa ds lg;ksx ls gekjs ns'k esa Ñf"k ckldsv esa fofoèkhdj.k gqvk gsa gkykafd] gfjr Økafr ds ckn ls Hkkjrh; Ñf"k ds ifjn`';,oa pquksfr;ksa esa vhkwriwoz cnyko gqvk gsa yxkrkj c<+rh tula[;k] tyok;q ifjorzu] [kku&iku dh vknrksa esa cnyko] fuos'k dh mpp ykxr vksj cktkj laosnu'khyrk tslh lel;kvksa ls Ñf"k {ks=k ij yxkrkj ncko c<+ jgk gsa Ñf"k {ks=k dh çxfr,oa fodkl esa Ñf"k uoksues"k rfkk ubz çks ksfxfd;ksa dk çlkj egroiw.kz dkjd gksrs gsaa gekjh jk"vªh; Ñf"k vuqlaèkku ç.kkyh] ^uklz* }kjk cm+h la[;k esa çks ksfxfd;ka fodflr dh xbz gsa] ysfdu fdlkuksa rd bu çks ksfxfd;ksa dk glrkarj.k djus ds fy, dgha vfèkd çhkkoh ç;kl fd, tk,aa le; ds lkfk vkbzlh,vkj us Ñf"k fokku dsuæksa dh LFkkiuk dj,d çhkkoh,oa tkaph&ij[kh vfxze iafdr çlkj ç.kkyh fodflr dh gsa fdlkuksa ds [ksrksa vksj ijh{k.k iqkeks± ij fd, tkus okys vfxze iafdr çn'kzuksa ls irk pyrk gs fd [ksr Lrj ij Hkh iqlyksa] i'kqèku,oa ekfrl;dh dh mrikndrk dks muur rduhdksa,oa jhfr;ksa dks viukdj c<+k;k tk ldrk gsa orzeku le; esa fdlkuksa dks rduhdh,oa tkudkjh dh n`f"v ls l'kdr cuk;k tkuk vr;ar egroiw.kz gsa ekuuh; çèkkuea=kh th us 86osa vkbzlh,vkj LFkkiuk fnol lacksèku esa Ñf"k oskkfudksa ls ^ysc Vw ysam* dk;zøe rfkk fdlkuksa ds lkfk lapkj dks etcwrh çnku djus dk vkg~oku fd;ka fdlku HkkbZ] Hkwfe mi;ksx fu.kz; rfkk fuos'k ds fy, eksle fokku] ekdszfvax,oa çcaèku lwpuk ij vkèkkfjr mi;qdr,oa çekf.kr lykg pkgrs gsaa loky ;g gs fd uohure 1
Ñf"k tkudkjh dks fdlkuksa vksj vu; LVsdgksYMlZ rd dsls igqapk;k tk,\ bl ç;kl esa gekjk n`f"vdks.k çr;sd Ñf"k bdksykwftdy {ks=k ds fy, LFkku fof'k"v mi;qdr rduhdksa dk mi;ksx dj Ñf"k esa fdlku mueq[k çxfr dh fn'kk esa dgha vfèkd dsafær gksuk pkfg,a ;g Hkh eglwl fd;k tk jgk gs fd gekjh vuqlaèkku ç.kkyh dks fdlkuksa rd lh/s lwpuk igqapkus esa lfø; Hkwfedk vnk djuh pkfg, rfkk fofhkuu [ksr i;kzoj.k ds fy, dgha vfèkd ubz mi;qdr çfø;kvksa] dk;z ç.kkfy;ksa rfkk rduhdksa ds fodkl ij fdlkuksa dk iqhmcsd gkfly djuk pkfg,a LVsdgksYMlZ ds lkfk vuqlaèkku miyfcèk;ksa dks çhkkoh <ax ls tksm+us ds fy, dgha vfèkd lqnwj {ks=kksa rd Hkkxhnkjh lwpuk vksj lapkj çks ksfxfd;ksa dks fodflr djus dh t:jr gsa eyvh LVsdgksYMlZ dh Hkkxhnkjh ds lkfk fdlkuksa o oskkfudksa dk vkil esa laidz c<+kdj mriknu vksj mrikndrk ls vkxs c<+us dh t:jr gsa vkbzlh,vkj&mh,lh&mh,,pmh,iq ds orzeku bavjisql dks vksj etcwr cuk;s tkus dh t:jr gs rkfd fdlkuksa dh rduhdh t:jrksa dk lekèkku djus esa vuqlaèkku,oa fodkl ds,tsumk dh igpku djus vksj bls çkfkfedrk nsus ds dk;z dks dgha vfèkd çhkkoh cuk;k tk ldsa eq>s fo'okl gs fd oklro esa çks ksfxfd;ksa dk l`tu djus okys ç;ksx'kkyk ds gekjs oskkfud ;fn [ksr nksjs dj vius vkidks fdlkuksa ls lhèkk tksm+saxs rks vo'; gh Ñf"k dgha vfèkd ykhkçn cusxha iwohz Hkkjr esa gfjr ØkfUr ykus esa oskkfud&fdlku ikjlifjdrk dk;zøe dk vuqdj.k vu; jkt;ksa esa Hkh djus dh t:jr gsa mrikknu] m e'khyrk ikjlifjdrk rd laidz c<+kdj vksj liqy vuos"k.kksa dks vkxs c<+kdj Ñf"k dks dgha vfèkd O;kogkfjd vksj ykhkçn cuk;k tk,a blls xzkeh.k ;qok Hkh Ñf"k {ks=k ds çfr vkdf"kzr gksaxs vksj blls xkaoksa ls gksus okyk iyk;u Hkh #dsxka fdlkuksa dks Ñf"k O;olk;] mriknu ç.kkfy;ksa] vuqlaèkku lalfkkuksa] fodkl fohkkxksa ds dk;zøeksa,oa Ldheksa]?kjsyw,oa Xykscy Lrj ij [kqys cktkjksa rfkk vu; Hkkxhnkjksa ds ckjs esa folrkj ls tkx:d djus dh t:jr gsa fdlkuksa dks çf'k{k.k] çn'kzu] ekuo lalkèku fodkl lg;ksx] fofhkuu Lrjksa ij bavjisql csbdksa ds ekè;e ls tkudkjh çnku dj tkx:d fd;k tk,a [ksrh dks dgha vfèkd vkd"kzd] jksekapd,oa ykhkdkjh cukus dh t:jr gs rkfd Ñf"k esa Lojkstxkj dkexkj ncko esa vkdj xsj&ñf"k dk;ks± dh vksj u tk,aa çlkj lsokvksa ds lkfk vuqlaèkku dk csgrj laidz LFkkfir dj çlkj,oa vkmvfjp dk;zøeksa esa lqèkkj djus ls u dsoy ubz çks ksfxfd;ksa ds mi;ksx dks c<+kok feysxk cfyd blls Ñf"k esa çksisq'kufyte Hkh vk,xka blfy, vkenuh dk l`tu djus vksj m e'khyrk fodkl ij dsafær djrs gq, lrr~ mriknu,oa mrikndrk o`f¼ ds fy, çhkkoh 2
uhfr;ksa }kjk leffkzr,d uoksues"kh,oa lexz vuqlaèkku rfkk lqiqnzxh ç.kkyh dk gksuk furkar vko';d gsa vkb;s ge lc feydj vuqlaèkku ç;ksx'kkykvksa ls fdlkuksa ds [ksr rd çhkkoh çks ksfxdh çlkj dks lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, oskkfud&jkt;&fdlku laidz fodflr djus esa vkxs c<+saa vkids ewy;oku lq>koksa vksj lg;ksx ls fuf'pr :i ls ifj"kn dks Ñf"k ds {ks=k esa csgrj rjhds ls lsok djus esa enn feysxha esa,d ckj iqu% vki lhkh dk vkbzlh,vkj lkslk;vh dh 86 oha okf"kzd vke csbd esa Hkkx ysus ds fy, èku;okn djrk gwaa äêãÿflêœ! 3
Shri Radha Mohan Singh Ji, Honourable Union Minister of Agriculture and President of the ICAR Society; my colleague Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shri Kundariya Ji; Ministers of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries from States and Distinguished Members of the Society; Members of ICAR Governing Body; Dr S. Ayyappan, Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR; dignitaries on and off the dais; representatives of Press and Media, Ladies and Gentlemen! I, on behalf of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and on my personal behalf, warmly welcome to you all to the 86 th Annual General Meeting of the ICAR Society. The meeting provides an opportunity for representatives of all the stakeholders, from all parts of the country, to share experiences and views, which are important to chalk way forward for development of agriculture and well-being of the farmers. The science led Green Revolution increased productivity and production of foodgrains; White Revolution boosted milk production and the Blue revolution increased the fish production, thereby placing our food security on a firm footing. The agricultural basket in our country continues to diversify with infusion of new technologies, particularly in horticulture, fisheries, livestock and poultry sectors. However, the Indian agricultural scenario and challenges have changed drastically since the days of Green Revolution. The ever increasing population, climate change, changing dietary habits, high costs of inputs and market vulnerability are continuously putting pressure on agricultural sector. Agricultural innovations and diffusion of new technologies are the key drivers of growth and development in agriculture. Our National Agricultural Research System (NARS) has developed a large number of technologies but the delivery of these technologies to the farmers has to be made more effective. The ICAR has over the years evolved an effective and well-tested frontline extension system, through establishment of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs). Frontline demonstrations at farmers fields and at experimental farms showed that productivity of crops, livestock and fisheries at the farm level can significantly be enhanced by adopting improved technologies and practices. In the present times, technological and knowledge empowerment of the farmers is of paramount importance. Hon ble Prime Minister in his 86 th ICAR Foundation Day address called upon the agricultural scientists to strengthen the Lab-to Land programmes and enhance communication with farmers. Farmers require appropriate and authentic advice based on meteorological, 4
marketing and management information for land-use decisions and investments. The question is how to disseminate the latest agricultural knowledge among farmers and other stakeholders? In this endeavour our approach should be more towards Farmer-centric growth in agriculture through the application of appropriate location specific technologies for each agro-ecological region. It is also being perceived that the research system should play a pro-active role in reaching to the farmers for getting first-hand information, farmers perceptions, and feedback on generated technologies and develop more appropriate processes, methodologies and technologies for diverse farm environments. More farreaching, participatory information-and communication-technologies need to be developed to effectively link research accomplishments with stakeholders. There is also a need to move beyond the production and productivity through enhancing farmers-scientists contact with multi-stakeholders participation. The existing ICAR-DAC-DAHDF interface mechanism needs to be further strengthened so that identification and prioritization of research and development agenda becomes more effective in addressing farmers technological requirements. I am sure the agriculture would be benefitted even more if the scientists from our laboratories, who actually generate technologies, also directly communicate with farmers through field visits. The scientist-farmer interaction as in Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) programme, needs to be replicated in other states, as well. The agriculture has to be made more viable and profitable by means of forward linkages to production, entrepreneurial interactions and scaling up of the successful innovations. This will also attract the rural youth to the farming and reverse the rural migration. The farmers need to be sensitized about the whole range of agri-business, production systems, research institutions, programmes and schemes of the development departments, open markets both at domestic and global scale, other partners, and to be provided through training, demonstration, literature and other human resources development support, including interface at different levels. Farming, therefore, needs to be made more attractive, exciting and rewarding economically so that selfemployed workers in agriculture do not move out to non-agricultural professions under distress. Improving extension and outreach programmes by better linking research with extension services will not only promote use of new technologies but also bring professionalism in farming. Therefore, an innovative and inclusive research and delivery systems supported by efficient policies for sustainable 5
production and productivity improvement with a focus on income generation and entrepreneurship development, are imperative. Let us come together to foster scientist-state-farmer linkages to ensure an efficient technology dissemination from research labs to farmers fields. Your valuable suggestions and cooperation have enabled and will continue to help the Council to serve the cause of agriculture with distinction. I thank you once again for the participation in the 86 th AGM of the ICAR Society. Thank you! 6