ICAR praises RPCAU-Pusa for promoting digital agriculture

Patna: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) deputy director general (natural resource management), S K Chaudhary, on Thursday appreciated the efforts of Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU)-Pusa in Samastipur district in promoting digital agriculture in the state with profound success.Speaking as a chief guest at 17th biennial workshop on agrometeorology (study and application of meteorology in agriculture and farming practices), organized by RPCAU, Chaudhary appealed to the state scientists to develop district-specific strategies for managing weather-related risks in agriculture. Chaudhary added that they had developed a software for dynamic crop weather calendars to ensure effective management.Vice-chancellor (VC) of RPCAU, P S Pandey also called on the scientists to carry out detailed research on the adverse impacts of climate change on crop production and develop strategies for mitigating them.Inaugurating the three-day workshop, Pandey said that recent climate changes have been having adverse impacts on crop production. The scientists world over are busy finding ways to boost agricultural production amid the fast changing climate, he added. Director of Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, B K Singh, and ICAR (western region) director Anup Das also addressed the participants. More than 200 scientists from 29 states and 38 centres across the country are attending the meet to deliberate on different aspects of agrometeorology, weather-based crop insurance and climate-resilient agriculture.
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