<p class="title">The income of farmers should double and the farming practised for generations needs to incorporate professionalism and technology, former president of Campco S R Satishchandra said recently.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating skill training in arecanut carbon fibre harvesting-cum-spraying pole organised by Campco, Adike Patrike, CPCRI and Akhila Bharata Adike Belagarara Sangha at CPCRI campus in Vitla.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Satishchandra said that farming needs a professional touch. Therefore, organisations should come forward to impart such professional training.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Campco president Kishor Kumar Kodgi presiding over the programme appealed to all co-operative associations to organise similar skill training for farmers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said arecanut growers contribute over Rs 700 crore as tax to the government. Hence the government should set aside 25 of the tax collected for research on arecanut.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Campco managing director Krishna Kumar H M said the process of harvesting and drying also played a crucial role in the quality of arecanut. Therefore, this skill training will help farmers focus more on the harvesting and drying process.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr C P Jose of CPCRI, Vitla, Ashok Kinila of Akhila Bharata Adike Belagarara Sangha, Adike Patrika Editor Shri Padre, among others, also spoke on the occasion. </p>
<p class="title">The income of farmers should double and the farming practised for generations needs to incorporate professionalism and technology, former president of Campco S R Satishchandra said recently.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating skill training in arecanut carbon fibre harvesting-cum-spraying pole organised by Campco, Adike Patrike, CPCRI and Akhila Bharata Adike Belagarara Sangha at CPCRI campus in Vitla.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Satishchandra said that farming needs a professional touch. Therefore, organisations should come forward to impart such professional training.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Campco president Kishor Kumar Kodgi presiding over the programme appealed to all co-operative associations to organise similar skill training for farmers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said arecanut growers contribute over Rs 700 crore as tax to the government. Hence the government should set aside 25 of the tax collected for research on arecanut.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Campco managing director Krishna Kumar H M said the process of harvesting and drying also played a crucial role in the quality of arecanut. Therefore, this skill training will help farmers focus more on the harvesting and drying process.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr C P Jose of CPCRI, Vitla, Ashok Kinila of Akhila Bharata Adike Belagarara Sangha, Adike Patrika Editor Shri Padre, among others, also spoke on the occasion. </p>
