Adopt lab-to-land and land-to-lab approach, Karnataka chief minister tells agriculture department

Bengaluru: Stressing the need for farmer-centric research and innovation in agriculture, chief minister
Siddaramaiah
Friday urged the agriculture department to adopt a lab-to-land and land-to- lab approach to introduce new technologies to farmers.
Felicitating progressive farmers from various parts of Karnataka during Super Star Raitha (Super Star Farmer) summit organised by Vijay Karnataka, sister publication of The Times of India, at GKVK in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah said adoption of technology in agriculture will create more job opportunities.
Stressing that the country's economy will progress only if agriculture sector booms, the CM said: "Farmers are the reason for our self-sufficiency in food production; our officials and scientists must develop technology based on farmers' experience.
This will help them scale greater heights at a time when farmers' income has taken a severe hit following decline in soil fertility due to plummeting organic carbon content by 43%.
Agriculture will be lucrative for youngsters only if you adopt integrated farming system (IFS)."
The CM hailed Vijay Karnataka's effort to identify and honour farmers who have made a difference by adopting IFS method. He promised a crackdown on spurious seeds and pesticides.

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