Union Minister of Science & Technology , Dr. Jitendra Singh today inaugurate the first - of- its - tolerant " National Speed Breeding Crop Facility " at the premier National Agri - Food Biotechnology Institute ( NABI ) in Mohali .
Speaking on the occasion as chief guest , Dr. Jitendra Singh sound out , " this opening move is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s precedence of reduplicate the farmer`s Income , ensuring their economical empowerment and kick upstairs Agri - StartUps " . He said , farmers will now have the opportunity to improve their crop qualitatively as well as quantitatively .
Dr. Jitendra Singh say , " Biotechnology speedy seeds adroitness will cater to all the States of India , but it will especially be useful for the North Indian States like Punjab , Himachal Pradesh , Haryana and the UT of J&K. add together further , he say , " this facility will augment transformational changes in harvest improvement programs by quicken the ontogenesis of advanced crop varieties that could sustain climate change and contribute to the food and nutritional requirement of the universe with implementation of speed breed cropping method . "
The Minister said , " DBT institute of NABI has modernise technology of ' Climate- resistant crops ' , by harnessing these technologies the farmers will not be restrained to cultivate a crop in a special time of year rather they will have the familiarity to practice farming irrespective of climate conduciveness " .
Dr. Jitendra Singh , while highlighting the recent accomplishment of institute under the Ministry of Science & Technology , said , " Our institutes have specialized technologies in yield , flowers , and crop cultivation through modern genic mean value . " He come back the success of ' Tulip ' culture by CSIR Palampur , and he also recalled the developing of ' 108 - petal lotus ' by CSIR Lucknow , which won an award in the boob tube series KBC . He further emphasise that applying the latest technology in the agriculture sphere will add to the country ’s economic growth by supplementing modern Science and Technology tools to the traditional vocation of agriculture in India .
" Bio - manufacturing and Bio - foundry will drive India ’s succeeding bio - economic system and elevate Green Growth , " suppose Dr. Jitendra Singh . According to him , the Ministry is working with a synergism and consolidative approach , keeping in view the vehemence of Prime Minister Modi on flux Science and Technology with traditional noesis to supplement India ’s economy .
Dr. Jitendra Singh also play up the fact that under PM Modi , " India ’s bio - economy has develop 13 sheepfold in the last 10 eld from $ 10 billion in 2014 to over $ 130 billion in 2024 " .
Addressing the inauguration , Dr. Jitendra Singh say , " In the 3rd consecutive terminus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi , India has been projected to emerge as the 3rd largest economy of the worldly concern and arise to be the prominent in coming years . Contribution of the USDA sphere will therefore be all important for the Indian economy " .
Dr. Jitendra Singh informed that the Modi Government is conscious of the importance of Bio - economy , and thus , the recent ' suffrage of Account - Budget ' had a preparation for a special scheme for Bio - fabrication .
According to Dr. Jitendra Singh , institutes like NABI will have an authoritative role to activate the transformational advancement and value addition in farming sector productivity .
The facility will right away help a ) Scientists and Researchers from government institutions , private asylum , and leading industry in India engage in agricultural and biotechnology research and development of better craw varieties and products , b ) Plant Breeders working for harvest ontogeny , and c ) Progressive farmers who are contribute to adoption of unexampled varieties with higher-ranking take and nutritionary trait .
In his address , Prof. Ashwani Pareek , Executive Director , NABI , said the speed breeding craw facility will be used to train new varieties such as wheat , Elmer Reizenstein , soybean , pea , tomato , etc . , by using a precisely keep in line surroundings ( light , humidity , temperature ) to achieve more than four generations of a crop per class .
The NABI institute has significantly contributed to ' Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech ( UNaTI ) Mission ( Poshan Abhiyan ) and Biotech Kisan Hubs for Jammu & Kashmir , Ladakh , Himachal Pradesh , Punjab , Haryana etc , he tell .
