Bengaluru, February 6 (Karnataka News):
Karnataka is at the first position in the country in the implementation of crop insurance scheme. He said that a farmer should not remain just a grower, he should become an entrepreneur.
Today, a two-day International Trade Fair-2026 organized by the Department of Agriculture at Tripuravasini, Palace Grounds, Bengaluru
Addressing the main function of Post-Production Agriculture – Farmers Empowerment and State Level Krishi Pandita Awards, he said, “Bengaluru is recognized as the Global Hub for Millets.”
He said that in this era of climate change, cereals are the ‘food of the future’. Our government is committed to promoting this.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the farmers of the state should unite in opposing the Central Government’s ploy to repeal the house tax and implement the VBG Ramji Act.
Achievements of women farmers are inspiring: Our government has always supported the agriculture sector. The government is laying great emphasis on making agriculture profitable and empowering farmers. And agriculture can be made profitable by involving farmers in post-production activities. Farmers should become entrepreneurs. Products In addition to growing, farmers need to be involved in collection, processing, packaging, marketing, and development of by-products. Women are increasingly involved in agriculture. It is necessary to get involved. He said that the achievements of the women farmers who received today’s awards are inspiring.
A responsive government has responded to the problems of farmers: The government is providing farmers with good seeds, fertilizers, medicines, and is providing a subsidy of Rs. 1,500 crore for the purchase of machinery.
Karnataka is the No. 1 state in the country in the implementation of crop insurance scheme, and so far Rs. 6000 crore insurance compensation has been distributed to farmers. Many crops including sugarcane and millet are being insured. Farmers are limited to growing sugarcane. But farmers should take part in activities after harvesting the crop. Discuss and negotiate with sugarcane farmers and fix the price of sugarcane crop. Similarly, the procurement center for the togari crop was opened a month in advance to facilitate the farmers. The additional yield of maize can be increased to 54 lakh MT.
Therefore, the Centre fixed Rs 2400 per quintal and, after holding discussions with the factories and ethanol manufacturers that use maize, enabled the purchase of 40 lakh metric tons of maize, he said.
Youth should get involved in agriculture:Youth should get involved in agriculture in large numbers. Before independence, 80 percent of the population was dependent on agriculture. Now this percentage has come down to 62 percent. He said that agriculture becomes profitable only when post-production activities are carried out in agriculture.
Special emphasis on increasing farmers’ income and value addition in agriculture – Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy.
Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy said that special emphasis has been placed on increasing farmers’ income and the need for value addition in agriculture.
Our country is the world’s leading producer of rice and food grains. But the hardships of farmers are not over yet. The reason for this is that we are limited to just production. Through this fair, we are introducing processing, branding and marketing skills to farmers, he said.
The farmer is an entrepreneur:
Farmers should not remain just growers, They should become agri-entrepreneurs. If value is added to agricultural products, farmers can earn 4 to 5 times more profit. For this, the government is providing full support to farmer producer organizations.