29th July 2024, Jodhpur
ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute-II, Jodhpur, organised a zonal virtual review meeting of the ‘Farmer FIRST Programme’ today on the major theme of integrating technologies and enriching knowledge under the chairmanship of Dr. R.R. Burman, Assistant Director General (Agil. Extn.) ICAR. The meeting aimed to review the ongoing programme mainly on various approaches, processes, methodologies, indicators, physical and financial progress, and also to discuss the operationalization mechanism.
Dr. Burman emphasized the adoption and horizontal diffusion of successful technologies or models from FFP in collaboration with the State Agriculture Department in selected villages. He urged the need for impact assessment studies and institutionalization.
Dr. J.P. Mishra, Director, ICAR-ATARI, highlighted the diversified interventions implemented under various modules of technologies for efficient resource use to enhance income for the sustainable livelihood of farm families and the establishment of a need-based integrated farming system in prevailing situations. He stated that FFP is a holistic programme, consisting of key constituents of the Integrated Farming System, which makes it an inclusive programme. He stressed the need to develop scalable and bankable models out of FFP.
Dr. P.P. Rohilla, Nodal Officer, ICAR-ATARI Jodhpur, briefed about the major achievements of the year 2023 and urged the documentation of seven years’ achievements projecting concrete outcomes to be provided to DKMA, New Delhi.
(Source: ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-II, Jodhpur)
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