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LUCKNOW, June 6: The Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan-2025 is being organized across all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh by Indian Agricultural Research institutions, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, Agricultural Universities, and various departments of the state government. The primary objective of this campaign is to educate farmers on modern agricultural techniques, advanced farming practices, and newly developed crop varieties. From May 29 to June 12, 2025, scientist-farmer interactions and training sessions are being conducted at 10,125 locations across the state.
Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi stated that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the campaign on May 29. As part of the initiative, farmer-scientist dialogues are being held in multiple regions. The Agriculture Minister himself interacted with 456 farmers in Jahangirpur and Gosaiganj (Lucknow), sharing insights on progressive farming techniques. Subsequent programs were held at KVK Nanpara (Bahraich) on May 30 and at the village of Banjaria in Pathardeva on May 31. These sessions facilitated direct interactions between farmers and scientists, addressing farmers' concerns and disseminating information on government agricultural schemes.
A special program was also organised on June 1 in the village of Dabathwa (Meerut), where both the Union Agriculture Minister and the State Agriculture Minister took feedback from farmers and discussed their challenges in detail. On June 2, more than 500 farmers participated in a session held at Gram Panchayat Bankhanda (Hapur), where they were informed about various government initiatives in agriculture.
So far, the campaign has successfully conducted programs at 4,959 locations, witnessing the participation of 8,39,617 farmers. In these sessions, over 550 agricultural scientists and subject matter experts have shared knowledge of modern, scientific farming methods.
As part of the upcoming activities, 4,58,000 mini kits-comprising seeds of pulses, sesame, groundnut, and millets-are being prepared for distribution. A total budgetary approval of Rs 41,067.12 lakh has been granted under various schemes, which includes Rs 16,290 lakh under the National Agriculture Development Scheme, Rs 10,276.92 lakh for the Food and Nutrition Security Program, and Rs 14,500.20 lakh under the Krishonnati Yojana.
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