[www.keralites.net] Make paddy straw profitable for farmers

 

Make paddy straw profitable for farmers: Agri scientist   TIMES NEWS NETWORK         With stubbleburning in farms of neighbouring states aggravating air pollution in the Capital and other cities in the NCR, noted agriculture scientist and father of the green revolution, M S Swaminathan, said he had suggested to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ways to get rid of the straw in an ecofriendly manner which could even be economically beneficial for farmers. He said he would send a detailed note to the PM soon, explaining how technology could be used to dispose of stubble. "I have told the Prime Minister how we can make use of paddy straw instead of burning it.You cannot ask farmers to stop burning paddy straw as he has to prepare his field for the next crop. You must find a mechanism to commercialise it," Swaminathan told reporters on the sidelines of the first International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC) here. Referring to a technology developed in Maharashtra and used in a couple of other states, Swami nathan said, "You add urea and molasses in paddy straw, you can use it as animal feed. There are different ways in which paddy straw can be utilised." Swaminathan, who shared the dais with Modi on the inaugural day of the IAC, said, "The PM was interest ed and I will soon send a note to him on this topic." He said India produced 140 million tonnes of paddy and 280 million tonnes of rice straw a year and its effective commercial use would benefit farmers. Addressing the IAC, he said that when we talk about agro-biodiversity , it is not about grains alone but about the whole plant. "Paddy straw enriched with urea and molasses is a wonderful animal feed," he said. The Centre, which discussed the issue of stubble burning in detail in its review meeting on air pollution on Friday , is expected to elaborate on the issue again in the meeting of environment ministers of neighbouring states on Monday.

 

 

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