The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has asked scientists, meteorologists and agricultural universities to guide farmers by alerting them about impending droughts, recommending plants suited for disadvantageous geographies, and pinpointing fish catches using satellite images.
naugurating the National Virtual Congress of Farmers at the 93rd Indian Science Congress (ISC) here on Thursday, he made experts in relevant fields answer queries posed by the farmers, while spontaneously giving answers to some of them.
Farmers from the States of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh interacted with the President through video-conference.
Responding to a question from Lalitamba of Addakal in Mahboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh) on how to reduce the distress of farmers in drought-prone areas, Dr Kalam said there was an urgent need to properly maintain the water bodies.
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