State-level conference in Mysuru to discuss agricultural issues
The Hindu
A State-level conference will be held in the city on December 26 to deliberate on key issues plaguing the farming sector. It is being organised by Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators’ Association an
A State-level conference will be held in the city on December 26 to deliberate on key issues plaguing the farming sector.
It is being organised by Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators’ Association and will have stakeholders and experts’ participation from across the State. The conference is being held to mark Kisan Diwas which is celebrated in India on December 23 in memory of Charan Singh, India’s fifth Prime Minister.
Kurubur Shanthakumar, president of the Association said agricultural sector in the country was in crisis and was no longer economically viable for the farmers. The cost of cultivation of crops has gone up but there was no proportionate increase in the farmers’ income and hence lot of farmers were abandoning the occupation. This, he said, would have a serious impact on the food security of the country and the conference would discuss issues germane to the crisis.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
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