Vikasit Krishi Sankalp Yojana launched Union Agriculture Minister lauds Karnataka’s farming

Nursery Today    09-Jun-2025
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Bengaluru: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan appreciated the ongoing farming practices in Karnataka, terming them as the “best in the country”. The Minister said this while speaking at the launch of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA) at the ICAR-IIHR (Indian Institute of Horticultural Research) in Bengaluru on Sunday.
 
 
Appreciating the use of modern agriculture practicies in Karnataka, Mr Chauhan said that VKSA was a flagship campaign aiming to provide advanced agriculture technologies to farmers all over the country.
 

Over 500 farmers from the state participated in this event. The event got underway with a farm visit on the ICAR-IIHR campus, where farmers saw a number of plant varieties developed scientifically. This was followed by an introduction to the VKSA programme.

VKSA is a joint venture of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The goal of the initiative is to address all the farming challenges, such as plant diseases, poor soil quality, and rising costs. The event encouraged close association between scientists and farmers to develop disease-resistant crops that can be cultivated in local climates easily.

 

The Karnataka government has left no stone unturned to make the agriculture and horticulture sectors more potent. Currently, a team of 70 experts, including scientists and agriculture officials, has been interacting with farmers on a regular basis and getting their feedback, after which they educate them about improved farming practices.

 

During the launch event MPs C N Manjunath, K Sudhakar, MLA S R Vishwanath, senior ICAR officials, experts, and others were also present.

 
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