Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan launched in Shivamogga

Shivamogga Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra flagging off 15-day Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan at Holalur in Shivamogga taluk on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA–2025), a nationwide campaign to engage farmers to build a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready agriculture sector, was launched in Shivamogga on Thursday.

Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra flagged off the campaign at Holalur village in Shivamogga taluk in the presence of representatives of ICAR-Shivamogga and farmers.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Raghavendra said that the campaign had been planned by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, in association with the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), to reach out to farmers in rural areas. The campaign would educate farmers about the advanced technologies in agriculture.

R.C. Jagadish, Vice-Chancellor of Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (KSNUAHS), and scientists of ICAR were present at the inauguration.

The campaign will continue till June 12. In the 15-day campaign, the officials of ICAR and KSNUAHS will hold workshops and seminars on pre-kharif preparations, integrated farming, poultry, judicious use of chemical farming, maintaining soil health, and other issues.

The farmers will get an opportunity to interact with scientists and experts from reputed institutes during the campaign, said Sunil C., senior scientist and head of Krishi Vigyan Kendra of Shivamogga.

Published - May 29, 2025 07:43 pm IST