HARYANA KISAN AYOG HARYANA KISAN AYOG Newsletter nd The 2 Agri-Leadership Summit with a slogan of “Agriculture to Agri- business - Taking Rural Farmer Forward” was successfully organized from 18-20 March, 2017 at Surajkund, Faridabad, Haryana. The Agri-Leadership Summit- 2017 had two distinct themes: promoting Haryana as a destination for Peri-Urban Agriculture/Horticulture/Allied activities and focus on Agribusiness and Marketing Leadership. Besides, there was focus on issues such as doubling of farmers' income, climate smart agriculture, micro irriga- tion/soil health, organic farming, risk management, A2 Milk production/dairying, aquaculture, agro forestry, agro product marketing, and agro industries etc. This summit fulfilled its objective of harnessing the vast and untapped growth potential of agriculture in Haryana for accelerated, inclusive and sustainable growth. This Agri-Leadership Summit provided the avenues for recognition, facilitation and incubation of the farmers. More than one lakh farmers, scientists, experts and planners participated in this mega event to know about the latest agricul- tural technologies showcased at this plat- form. Some of our agri-leaders proved their self in farm innovations and diversification of agriculture. They were recognized as “KHETI RATAN” and awarded with a cash prize of `1,00,000 at this summit. Being Agri-leaders in their respective field should be source of inspiration for other farmers. This kind of recognition will motivate the other farmers of the State to discover their hidden potential in farm innovations. I am highly impressed to see that the farmers have come out with new ideas and innovations to tackle emerging challenges in the area of natural resource management, horticulture, organic farming, linking with market, processing and storage, dairying, bee- keeping. It was also heartening to see that the farmers have started “branding” their products. It shows the increasing awareness among the farmers about quality, market demand and intellectual property issues. Further, it was also clear from the displays that agriculture need to be made “technology driven” and scientists will have to develop crop varieties having water and nutrient use efficiency which respond to organic farming. Research and Development in dairy sector should give priority to indigenous breeds of cows. This need to be particularly focused on panchagavya products to increase income of farmers as well. The Agri-Leadership Summit-2017 was very helpful in making agriculture more attractive and rewarding to the rural youth. Accordingly, the government has placed its emphasis on “Empowerment of Youth in Agriculture” that will help not only in boosting agricultural growth but generate more income also from both farm and off- farm enterprises. The efforts of Haryana Government are certainly in the direction of creating environment and establishing infrastructure keeping in mind the saying “Uttam Kheti Madhyam Baan.. ” both important professional activities to be in the hands of youths for prosperity of the State and that of the Nation as well. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Yadava Vol. 7, No. 1 A Quarterly Newsletter January-March, 2017
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HARYANA KISAN AYOGHARYANA KISAN AYOGNewsletter
nd The 2 Agri-Leadership Summit with a slogan of “Agriculture to Agri-business - Taking Rural Farmer Forward” was successfully organized from 18-20 March, 2017 at Surajkund, Faridabad, Haryana. The Agri-Leadership Summit-2017 had two distinct themes: promoting Haryana as a destination for Peri-Urban Agriculture/Horticulture/Allied activities and focus on Agribusiness and Marketing Leadership. Besides, there was focus on issues such as doubling of farmers' income, climate smart agriculture, micro irriga-tion/soil health, organic farming, risk management, A2 Milk production/dairying, aquaculture, agro forestry, agro product marketing, and agro industries etc. This summit fulfilled its objective of harnessing the vast and untapped growth potential of agriculture in Haryana for accelerated, inclusive and sustainable growth. This Agri-Leadership Summit provided the avenues for recognition, facilitation and incubation of the farmers. More than one lakh farmers, scientists, experts and planners participated in this mega event to know about the latest agricul-tural technologies showcased at this plat-form. Some of our agri-leaders proved their self in farm innovations and diversification of agriculture. They were recognized as “KHETI RATAN” and awarded with a cash prize of `1,00,000 at this summit. Being Agri-leaders in their respective field should be source of inspiration for other farmers. This kind of recognition will motivate the other farmers of the State to discover their hidden potential in farm innovations. I am highly impressed to see that the farmers have come out with new ideas and
innovations to tackle emerging challenges in the area of natural resource management, horticulture, organic farming, linking with market, processing and storage, dairying, bee-keeping. I t was also heartening to see that the farmers have started “branding” their products. It shows the increasing awareness among the farmers about quality, market demand and intellectual property issues. Further, it was also clear from the displays that agriculture need to be made “technology driven” and scientists will have to develop crop varieties having water and nutrient use efficiency which respond to organic farming. Research and Development in dairy sector should give priority to indigenous breeds of cows. This need to be particularly focused on panchagavya products to increase income of farmers as well. The Agri-Leadership Summit-2017 was very helpful in making agriculture more attractive and rewarding to the rural youth. Accordingly, the government has placed its emphasis on “Empowerment of Youth in Agriculture” that will help not only in boosting agricultural growth but generate more income also from both farm and off-farm enterprises. The efforts of Haryana Government are certainly in the direction of creating environment and establishing infrastructure keeping in mind the saying “Uttam Kheti Madhyam Baan..” both important professional activities to be in the hands of youths for prosperity of the State and that of the Nation as well.
Dr. Ramesh Kumar Yadava
Vol. 7, No. 1 A Quarterly Newsletter January-March, 2017
Agri Leadership Summit-2017 Government of Haryana organized “2ⁿ� Agri Leadership Summit – 2017” at Suraj Kund, Faridabad from 18-20 March, 2017. Haryana Kisan Ayog was one of the co- organizers of this event. On the inaugural day Hon'ble Union Minister of Home Affairs, Govt of India Sh. Rajnath Singh was the Chief Guest. The other dignitaries present in the Agri Leadership Summit – 2017 were Sh. S.S. Ahluwalia, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' welfare, Sh. Krishan Pal, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Sh. Vipul Goyal, Industries Minister, Haryana, Sh. Manish Grover, Minister of State for Cooperation , State BJP President Sh. Subhash Barala, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Smt. Seema Trikha,
MLAs namely Sh. Mool Chand Sharma and Sh.Tek Chand Sharma, Chairperson HSAMB, Smt. Krishna Gahlawat, Chairman Gau Sewa Ayog, Sh. Bhani Ram Mangla, Chairman Haryana Kisan Ayog, Dr Ramesh Kumar Yadava, Additional Chief Secretary Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Smt. Rajni Sekhri Sibbal, Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi and other dignitaries.
Hon'ble Union Minister of Home Affairs Sh. Rajnath Singh said that ` 20,000 crore fund has been created under NABARD to achieve a target of bringing more than 76 lakh hectares of land under irrigation by the year 2019. The prices of urea and other fertilizers have been brought down and these are available without any hurdle. Production of Neem coated urea has not only enhanced potential of soil but provide higher return. He further informed that the Central Government had made a provision of ` 8000 crore for the promotion of dairy, poultry, fisheries and allied sectors in the year 2017-18.
Sh. S.S. Ahluwalia said the government is provid-ing various online platforms through different portals like
e-pashudhan, e-NAM and others through which youth can learn how to increase their productivity and sell farm product at best prices. Sh. Krishan Pal presented a tractor to Sh. Sajjan Singh, a progressive farmer of village Bhaktar Kheri, Charkhi Dadri for outstanding contribution in organic farming.
Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister, Sh. O.P. Dhankar said that Haryana is promoting peri urban agriculture in the areas adjoining national capital and other important cities comprising around 4 crore population as potential consumer. He also urged the cattle breeders to rear one more buffalo so that Haryana could become number one in milk production in the country. He said that the Government is establishing Centers of Excellence for horticulture in all districts and also developing 340 villages as horticultural villages in the State. He conferred `1 lakh of cash prize to farmers for their outstanding performance in various fields. Sh. Brij Mohan Aggarwal, Agriculture Minister, Govt. of Chattisgarh emphasized on organic farming.
On 19�� March three Memoranda of Under-standing (MoUs) were signed among various institutions for the promotion of horticulture and fisheries in Haryana. The Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu stressed the need
for developing a mechanism to transport researches, being carried out in laboratories, to the farms to ensure its appropriate usage for the sustainable growth of agricul-ture. He suggested that such summits should be held close to the farms. Lot of efforts are being made by the Central and the State Government to double the income of farmers by 2022 as envisioned by the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. On this occasion the Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Sh. Kanwar Pal, Deputy Speaker Smt. Santosh Yadav,
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Sh. O.P. Dhankar, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, Chairman HAFED, Sh. Harvinder Kalyan, Chairman, Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Commission, Smt. Sunita Duggal, MLA Sh. Jasbir Deswal, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, and other senior officers and prominent people were present. Haryana Governor Hon'ble Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki while chairing the valedictory function said that the progress of the country lies in the progress of farmers, therefore if everyone takes one step forward, the country would take 125 crore steps forward and 21st century would belong to India. He appreciated the efforts made by the State Government to host 2nd Agri-Leadership
Summit. The summit was attended by lakhs of farmers and experts. Apart from giving away awards to the pro-gressive farmers, the Governor also gave away cheques of insurance money to the farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana (PMFBY). Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of Steel Ch. Birender Singh referred to the Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi's vision to double the income of farmers by the year 2022 and added that we would achieve this target with the initiatives being implemented. At this function Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Mr Purshottam Rupala said that 30 per cent farmers have been brought under the ambit of PMFBY in its first year of implementation. This coverage would be increased to 40 per cent by the year 2017 and 50 per cent by 2018. He also offered all kind of support to make Haryana number one State in milk production. Member of Parliament and National President of Kisan Morcha Sh. Virender Singh Mast, Haryana Education Minister Sh. Ram Bilas Sharma, Transport Minister Sh. Krishan Lal Panwar, Madhya Pradesh Farmers' Welfare and Agriculture Minister Sh. Gaurishankar Chaturbhuj Bisen also addressed the farmers. Others present on the occasion included Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh Sh. Lakshmi Narian Yadav, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Smt. Seema Trikha, Chairman HAFED Sh. Harvinder Kalyan, MLAs Sh. Mahipal Dhanda, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma & Sh. Tek Chand Sharma, Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, Deputy High Commissioner, Netherland Ms. Suzain Josaph, Haryana Kisan Morcha President Sh. Samay Singh Bhati, Media Incharge Sh.B.D. Kaushik and a number of prominent dignitaries. Sh. Jaipal Singh, a progressive farmer of village Khanda Kheri was awarded Sonalika Tractor. Sh. Ajay Guar, Sh. Niwas Goyal, Sh. G. L. Sharma, Sh. Pawan Beniwal, Sh. Chander Prakash Kathuria and Sh. Gulshan Bhatia were also present in the Agri-Leadership Summit.
A view of the gathering in Agri-Leadership Summit
Dignitaries releasing the special issue by HKA on Agri-Leadership Summit
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District level Kisan Mela’s were organized by Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in Rewari,
A District level farmer fair and exhibition aimed at promoting crop residue management practices was organised
by the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Dept. Karnal on 20th January, 2017 on keeping soil healthy and a pollution free
environment. Dr Shyam Bhaskar, Member, Haryana Kisan Ayog was the guest of honour of the event along with other
officials and experts from the Agriculture Dept, Karnal.
Farmers took part in the fair in large numbers where many
amongst them were showcasing their farm produce and
value added products. Speaking in his inaugural address,
Dr. Shyam Bhaskar said that Kisan Ayog is dedicated
towards finding methods and ways of helping Govt. to
double the farmer's income by 2022. He said that for
fulfilling the needs of villagers and helping the
hardworking farmers, District level training camps will be
organised in various sectors of Agriculture such as
Dairying, Animal Husbandry, Beekeeping, Mushroom
Farming, Vegetable and fruit production. He urged farmers
to adopt the 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana'
(PMFBY), which could reduce their losses. Hundreds of farmers were made aware of the effective management of the
farm waste, which could be used for several beneficial purposes, including bio fuel.
Dr. R. S. Balyan, Member HKA was the guest of honour at District level Kisan Mela organized by Deputy Directors
of Agriculture of Yamunanagar, Jhajjar, Bhiwani and Faridabad. Addressing the farmers, he said that our maximum
emphasis should be on use of modern technology to compete in the present day globalized scenario while keeping in
mind the health and safety of the mankind. He said that to ensure the best outcome of the hardwork of farmers, a
platform like these fairs has to be provided where the farm innovators can interact with scientists and planners for
better understanding and appreciating their efforts. He also argued for greater participation of farmers in priority
setting and decision making process. He appealed the
farmers that the use of chemical pesticides should be
stopped and bio pesticides methods such as making
insecticides from cow urine and neem etc. need to be
developed and promoted. The main attractions of the fair
were the modern equipments and the valuable informa-
tion provided by the Dept officials on subjects like organic
farming, soil health management, micro irrigation,
microfinance, agriculture marketing and cow conserva-
tion. Leaders of the farmers union requested the represen-
tatives of the Govt. to start more Govt. schemes for the
welfare of farmers. On these occasions representatives of
farmers' unions and other dignitaries were shared their
views.
Dr. Shyam Bhaskar, Member HKA interacted with Farmers
Member HKA honouring a progressive farmer
Dr. Atma Ram,DDA, Bhiwani welcomed Dr. Balyan, Member, HKA
compared to ordinary produce. He informed the farmers about benefits of 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana'(PMFBY), soil health cards and online agriculture produce marketing. He also appealed to the farmers to adopt natural resource management and drip irrigation for achieving the aim of “per drop more crop”. He emphasised on the cultural and social importance of the farming profession and on the need of educating the farmers in rural areas about the latest technologies in farming sector. He urged farmers to support the Govt. in adopting cashless transaction. Haryana Kisan Ayog plays key role between farmers - Institution & Government for bringing prosperity in the State. The team visited the field at Kheri Sikanderpur (Pundri) of Rajesh Kumar, cultivating vegetables and crops organically and the Gaushala at Saffidon.
Dr. R. S. Balyan, Member, HKA interacted with Farmers
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De-risking Indian Agriculture – Crop
Insurance Way
A national seminar on “De-risking Indian
Agriculture – Crop Insurance Way” was organized by
University School of Management, Kurukshetra
University, Kurukshetra in collaboration with NABARD on
10�� Feb, 2017. The seminar was inaugurated by Sh. Harsh
Kumar Bhanwala Chairman NABARD and Dr. Ramesh
Kumar Yadava, Chairman, Haryana Kisan Ayog graced the
occasion as Guest of Honour during the inaugural func-
tion of this seminar. Welcoming the guests, Seminar
Director Prof. Sudesh Chhikara pointed out that the
University School of Mangement through this seminar
has endeavored to bring various stakeholders to this
scheme on crop insurance viz. policy makers, farm
representatives, lead bankers and NABARD, agricultural
scientists, critics and analysts, academicians and
researchers on a common platform.
In his address Dr. Ramesh Kumar Yadava
Chairman, HKA appealed for the adoption of organic
farming practices to improve the farm productivity and to
reduce cost of agriculture to make farm operations more
resilient and sustainable. He highlighted the importance
of crop diversification (to replace wheat- paddy cycle) and
facilitation of market oriented assured return on farm
operations with active intervention of Kisan Ayog. Dr.
Yadava also described PMFBY, 2016 as a best customized
risk transfer vehicle till date. The main objectives of this
new crop insurance scheme are to provide a risk cover -
financial support to the farmers of the country in case of
natural hazards, to stabilize the farm income and to insure
flow of credit to the agriculture sector. He stressed on the
use of technology such as smart phones to ensure easy
and quick implementation of the scheme. Farmers must
be updated on Agriculture Sector technologies, innova-
tions, best practices, weather forecast, market intelli-
gence and input availability through mobile phones,
kiosks, community radio programmes, dedicated TV
channel, print and multimedia.
Dr. Shyam Bhaskar reviewed new government
initiatives in the farmer's welfare and confessed that
strengthening of communication system and awareness
program may help in successful implementation of
PMFBY. He shared resolve of Haryana farmers’ commis-
sion and the govt. to overcome these implementation
glitches much before the ensuing kharif season with
wider crop area coverage in Haryana.
All dignitaries and participants at the seminar
appreciated the superiority of PMFBY, 2016 over earlier
such schemes for being very comprehensive to protect
crop during its whole life cycle, sowing, germination,
flowering and harvesting. Issues to its slower progress
and farmer reluctance were deeply debated at the
seminar and concern to fine tune such initiative the
infrastructure be strengthened.
Farmer's Fair on “Peri-Urban and
Organic Agriculture”
A District level farmer's fair on “Peri-urban
and organic agriculture” was organized on February
14, 2017 at Ekta Nursing Home, Ferozpur Jhirka, Nuh
with the help of Mewat Vegetable Farmer Producer
Company Limited, Jatka Siswana. The Chairman, HKA,
Dr. Ramesh Kumar Yadava was the Chief Guset on this
occasion. Other dignitaries present on this occasion
Success Story of Sh. Rajesh Kumar: A Progressive Farmer Sh. Rajesh Kumar, a progressive farmer from Sikandar Kheri village of Kaithal district, Haryana is the country's
first 'Haldhar Biological Farming National Award' winner in 2015. He started farming in 1995 with traditional methods
and initiated organic farming during 2002 with cultivation of vegetables on his 3 acres land. Initially, he faced lot of
problems in organic farming such as less production and marketing of organic produce. So he took some training on
“Organic Farming” from KVK Kaithal and State Department of Agriculture and Horticulture. After that he himself
started selling veggies in nearby villages and also got contract with mall for selling his organic produce. In the year
2011, his farm was certified and got license for production
of organic vegetables.
His farm has been visited by number of
experts from Dept. of Agriculture, Horticulture, ICAR,
CCSHAU, Hisar and other Agricultural Institutions. He
demonstrated his produce at various platforms including
Kisan Melas. Sh. Rajesh has credited a farm producer
group i. e. “Amrit Jaivik Kisan Club” for production and
marketing of organic produce. He has bagged several
National and State level awards from ICAR, CCSHAU, Hisar
and the State in the past. Now, he has been awarded with
“Jaivik Kheti Ratan” worth `1 Lakh, in Agri Leadership
Summit-2, 2017 at Surajkund, Faridabad by the Hon’ble
Agri Minister Sh. O.P. Dhankar. He has been a source of
inspiration for rural youth of Haryana.
Sh. Rajesh Kumar being honored by Hon’ble Agri. Minister
Sh. Rajesh Kumar getting award at IARI
Farmer FIRST training at CSSRI, Karnal Prof. Ramesh Kumar Yadava, Chairman, HKA visited ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal campus on 13�� January, 2017 as Chief
Guest in the valedictory function of farmers training programme entitled 'Sustainable Agriculture Production in Salt
affected agro ecosystems Problems and Solutions' organized under Farmer FIRST project from 11-13 January, 2017. Dr.
Parvender Sheoran, Sr. Scientist-cum-Training Organizer outlined the need of Farmers FIRST project and its objectives to
bridge up the technological and extension gaps for further enhancing the farm productivity and profitability. A total of 33
participants attended the training programme. Dr. Yadava said that rapidly declining interest of rural youth in farming
has necessitated that agriculture must be made a profit
making enterprize. He informed that to overcome the
problems caused by the slower diffusion of farm technolo-
gies, the 'Farmers FIRST' will definitely help to accelerate the
spread of farmer friendly agricultural technologies. He also
visited the CSSRI Technology Museum. He appreciated that
technological interventions developed by CSSRI have
brought over 2 million hectares of degraded lands under
crop production, which in turn has improved the economic
conditions of the farmers beside enhancing food production
and environmental quality in different salinity affected
regions of the country. Chairman HKA felicitating the farmer
