Lucknow, 22 July: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday inaugurated the seminar on ‘Developed Agriculture-Developed UP @ 2047’ organized at the Indian Sugarcane Research Institute (ISRI) in Lucknow.
Chief Minister visited the exhibition and released booklets-newsletters while attending the 36th Foundation Day celebrations of UP Agricultural Research Council. He expressed his views in the national seminar and also honored agricultural scientists, young talents, FPOs etc.
Chief Minister Yogi said that even today agriculture is the sector providing the most employment in UP. About three crore farmers are dependent on agriculture. After this, MSME is providing the most employment. Through this, 1.65 crore people get employment.
He said that agriculture should not be a means of migration but a means of prosperity. This is possible only when farmers can be given the benefits of research done in this field.
He said that if UP develops, no power can stop India from developing. If every person makes honest efforts in his field, then there will be no problem in achieving that goal. We will have to prepare ourselves to increase research and development according to the climate and soil.
Yogi said that we will have to prepare ourselves to increase research and development according to the climate and soil of India. All these possibilities are hidden inside UP. PM Modi has set a target of developing India by 2047 in front of the countrymen. States also have to play their role in achieving the goal of developed India. We have to make Uttar Pradesh developed and for this we have to explore our possibilities in all areas. The central government has decided that India will become an economy of five trillion dollars. We have also decided that we will make UP an economy of one trillion dollars in 2029.
Chief Minister said that in terms of agriculture and agricultural research, UP is a state blessed by nature and God. We have vast and fertile agricultural land, adequate water resources. UP is the only state in the world, more than 86 percent of whose land is irrigated. There is an excellent network of agricultural universities of the central and state government here. The UP government is already running four agricultural universities. The fifth university is also being established. Agricultural universities are already being run by the central government in the state and more than 15 institutes are working for agricultural research. 89 Krishi Vigyan Kendras also provide the benefit of their expertise to the farmers. Despite this, the condition of the farmers presents shocking facts. Barely 25 to 30 percent of the farmers of the state are such who are able to effectively implement the work of scientific research in farming.
He said that 16 percent of the country’s population lives in UP. Only 11 percent of the country’s total cultivable land is in UP. More than 20 percent of the country’s food grains are being produced on this land. However, considering the leveling, fertility, water resources of UP’s land, three times more production can be taken from this. UP has the capacity to feed not only the country but the world as well.
CM said that in 2047, when India will be a 30 trillion dollar economy, where will UP be, what will be its per capita income. What should be our position in the field of agriculture, infrastructure, education, industry, health. UP has made a comprehensive action plan on this. We are moving ahead with the action plan of Vision 2047. Agricultural universities, agricultural science centers and institutions working for research should start efforts in this direction. The
Chief Minister said that we had established Centers of Excellence with the help of Israel. They had supported us with technology. The scientists here took training and contributed in taking it forward. What is its extension? We should also try in that direction. If Israel can do this work, then why can’t our agricultural universities do it. Till when will we keep seeing farmers being forced to migrate from farming?
CM said that the ill effects of climate change are coming to the fore. There should be heavy rain at this time, but about 15-16 districts of the state have received less than average rainfall.
Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dinesh Pratap Singh, Minister of State for Agriculture Baldev Singh Aulakh, Chairman of Gauseva Commission Shyam Bihari Gupta, Principal Secretary Ravindra, Director General of UP Agricultural Research Council Dr Sanjay Singh, Chairman Captain Vikas Gupta etc. were present in the program.