Farmers advised to take up micro-irrigation to save energy

Farmers advised to take up micro-irrigation to save energy
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Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Vice Chancellor Dr. V. Praveen Rao emphasized on having practice of Zero Tillage in agriculture to conserve energy.

Hyderabad : Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Vice Chancellor Dr. V. Praveen Rao emphasized on having practice of Zero Tillage in agriculture to conserve energy.

Addressing a seminar on ‘Petroleum Conservation in Agriculture Sector’ jointly organized by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) of Union Ministry of Petroleum and PJTSAU on Thursday, Praveen Rao suggested that farmers should be encouraged to take up micro irrigation at a large scale for efficient energy conservation. Farm mechanization, irrigation and tillage practices have great role in energy conservation in agriculture activities, he said.

PCRA officials S.P.Selvam, B.Rajesh Naik and Naresh Khurana also delivered the lectures and gave tips on how to save energy in the agriculture sector by adopting various methods.

Dr.Y.G.Prasad, Director, ATARI, ICAR, Dr.D.Raji Reddy, Director of Extension, PJTSAU, also spoke on this occasion.

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