RuralVoice Agritech Show launched on the occasion of 75th Independence Day

On the occasion of the 75th Independence Day, RuralVoice has launched the RuralVoice Agritech Show, which is based on the new technologies that are proving useful for agriculture. The show, which will be videocast twice a month, will make new technologies in agriculture accessible to the farmers and other viewers so that the farmers of the country may adopt the latest technology and increase their earnings. The first show features hydroponics technology and its advantages.

The RuralVoice Agritech Show is a joint effort made by RuralVoice and the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). It was premiered at 3 pm today. You may watch the show at the following link: https://youtu.be/OT2jgxMjYLc

Launching the show, Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member, Niti Aayog, said in a video message that technology was becoming more and more important for agriculture. Besides, he said, it had become necessary for technology in agriculture to coordinate with other sectors. He also emphasized the dimensions of modern science and technology which is now becoming part of agriculture technology. He says, “Not only do we have to better utilize the technology available within the country but we should also not hesitate to import the latest, improved techniques from wherever in the world it is available. Besides, our scientists need to work on state-of-the-art techniques.”

In his message given on this occasion, Sundeep Kumar Nayak, MD, NCDC, said that this effort of the RuralVoice Agritech Show to promote technology in agriculture would benefit the farmers and the cooperative sector of the country and help improve their financial situation. Through this show, farmers and others associated with agriculture will get acquainted with recent technology and its advantages.    

The RuralVoice Agritech Show will be available on Sahakar Cooptube, the YouTube channel of NCDC, and its other social media platforms. Also, it will be available on ruralvoicein, the YouTube channel of RuralVoice, and all of its other social media platforms.

In this show, you get information on a particular technology in detail. There is an expert or scientist, too, who gets into the details of the technology. Besides, you have a farmer on the show who has adopted the technology. He shares his experience of using the technology, its advantages and its practical side so that other farmers may benefit from these.