On the occasion of World Food day, Shri Venkateshwara University/Institute organized a seminar on Organic Farming on the topic ‘Strategies to enhance soil organic carbon for food security ‘
The School of Agriculture Sciences hosted the 1 day national seminar that saw the participation of over a dozen agriculture scientists from all over the country.
Dr Yashbir Singh Shivay, Principal Scientist IARI Pusa & among the top 5 agriculture scientists in the world, was the Chief Guest at the event.
The Venkateshwara Group Founder President Dr Sudhir Giri, Pro Chancellor Dr Rajeev Tyagi, & the CG Dr Yashbir Singh inaugurated the event by lighting a lamp to Goddess Saraswati.
The VC Dr Krishna Kant Dave & the Agriculture Dean Dr TP Singh joined them to unveil the seminar on strategies to enhance soil organic carbon for food security.
The Agriculture students vowed to promote organic farming by showcasing various stalls about organic millets & food items.
Further, the CG, along with the management, felicitated the winners by presenting them a memento for their excellent models promoting organic farming techniques.
The Venkateshwara Group Founder President Dr Sudhir Giri reiterated we can realize the dream of a Healthy India- Prosperous India through organic farming & green revolution only.
Seminar on Organic Farming was a huge success
The Chief Guest, Dr Yashbir Singh Shivay, asserted our health primarily depends on the health of the soil.
Soil fertility is declining because of the unregulated use of chemical fertilizers. This poses health risks like cancer, ulcers, and other diseases caused by continuous chemical and fertilizer use in food.
To address this, a transition back to organic farming is needed to preserve soil fertility and protect our health.
Moreover, we should include millets and chemical free food ingredients in our diet. Further, to increase the yield of crops, we should replace chemical fertilizers with organic manure prepared from cow dung, urine, jaggery & dried leaves.
Dr Rajeev Tyagi, the Pro Chancellor, highlighted that farmers in UP west can avail free soil testing at Venkateshwara starting from February through the newly established Soil Testing Lab.
The seminar on organic farming was addressed by several distinguished individuals. These included the Pro Chancellor, Dr. Rajeev Tyagi, former VC of Pantnagar Agriculture University and Kumaun University, Dr. VPS Arora.
Also speaking at the seminar were Principal Scientist of SPU, Dr. Yashveer Singh, VC, Dr. Krishna Kant Dave, and the Chief Organizer, Dr. TP Singh.
Those present included the Registrar Dr Piyush Pandey, Dean Agriculture Dr TP Singh, Dr CP Singh, Dr Abhishek Singh, Dr Mata Prasad, Dr Laxmikant, Dr Jyoti Singh, & Dr Vinay K Singh.
Further, Dr Sheshnath Mishra, Dr Varun Tripathi, Dr Aashiya Wahid, Dr Chandrakant, Dr Kaushal Kumar, & Udit Tiwari were all present.
Moreover, the Meerut Campus Director, Dr Pratap Singh, was present along with the Media Incharge, Mr. Vishwas Rana, among others.
Dr Jyoti Singh compered the program extremely well.
