Thirty three progressive farmers, 33 agriculture scientists from all fields and 33 government officers, including ministers and chairmen from different departments associated with agriculture sector will participate in this conference, Haryana's Agriculture Minister O P Dhankar said here today.
He said open dialogue session for ensuring gross income of Rs one lakh per acre will be conducted in this significant conference.
"This will also help in realising the vision of (the) prime minister to double the income of farmers by year 2022," he said.
"Registration of 850 farmers has been recorded so far. Registration under the scheme is free," he said.
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Riding on the success of two consecutive Agri Leadership Summits, Haryana government will organise 3rd chapter of this summit in Rohtak from March 16 to 18, to bring together a large number of progressive farmers from across the country and provide them a platform for interaction with policymakers, scientists and technologists, he said.
Different sessions, workshops and seminars of farmers covering topics on 'Haryana for Fresh', Shifting on Peri-Urban Agriculture, Climate Smart Agriculture, Organic Village, Zero Budget Agriculture, Soil Health and milk production will be organised in this summit.
Ministers of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department from other states, MPs and MLAs interested in farming sector will also be invited in the summit, Dhankar said.
Describing Haryana a bowl of foodgrains, he said the government also wished to make the state a bowl of fruits, flowers, vegetable and fisheries as well.
Referring to the Swaminathan's recommendation to make agriculture producer-centric along with production-centric, the minister said that the state government had also announced to constitute 'Kisan Kalyan Pradhikaran', which will work exclusively for the welfare of producer farmers.
"In this series, we have also changed the name of Agriculture Department to Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department," he said.
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