Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday involved multi-pronged efforts to form the country’s agriculture sustainable and profitable.
He said the country are going to be ready to produce more in less area by changing its approach and practices.
Inaugurating the 120th birth anniversary celebrations of Acharya N G Ranga, Naidu described him as an excellent insurgent, a farmers’ leader, a social reformer and an impressive parliamentarian.
“A true son of the soil, he’s considered because the father of the Indian Kisan Movement along side Swami Sahajanand Saraswati,” the vice chairman said.
Talking about the high standards of debates and parliamentary conduct shown by Acharya Ranga, Naidu recalled that there wont to be rapt attention whenever he spoke in Parliament.
As the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Naidu said, it pains him to ascertain the standards of debates taking place .
He appealed to all or any lawmakers to review the life and teachings of Ranga and learn from his conduct as a parliamentarian.
Debates should be constructive and not disruptive, he said.
Referring to the new wave of technology in agriculture, he said it had been quite just the shift to mechanisation just like the use of tractors.
While basic mechanisation should further expand to all or any corners of the country, people shouldn’t lose sight of the cutting-edge technologies that are changing the way agriculture is practiced the planet over, the vice chairman said.
Calling for developing more climate-resilient seed varieties, Naidu stressed the necessity to adopt precision-agriculture practices, which became the order of the day now with the utilization of drip irrigation, drones and sensors that cater to the requirements of every individual plant.
