(a) whether the Government has received any proposal for setting
up of Institution for Advance Research on Precision Farming in Karnataka;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
(a) whether the Government has received any proposal for setting
up of Institution for Advance Research on Precision Farming in Karnataka;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) The Hon’ble Member of Parliament Shri Shivarama Gouda vide Letter
No.MP/KPL/IARPF/2011 dated 9.12.2011 suggested the establishment of an
‘Institute of Advanced Research on Precision Farming’ at Karnataka.
(c) Different research centres of All India Coordinated Projects (AICRP) –
namely Integrated Farming Systems, Dryland Agriculture, Weed Control, Salt
Affected Soils and Use of Saline Water, Agroforestry and Water Management –
are working on different aspects of precision farming, such as resource
conservation, water management, etc. These are sufficiently addressing, for
the present, the precision farming relating research needs of the country.
Therefore, the institute suggested is not proposed to be set up.