Daijiworld Media Network – Karkala (RD)
Karkala, Dec 31: The district agriculturists' convention of Udupi district Bharathiya Kissan Sangh was held at Sri Bahubali auditorium, located near Dhanashale on Sunday December 30.
Ananthakrishna, chairman of Karnataka Bank, in his inaugural address, said that agriculture contributed 50 per cent of the national exchequer at the time of India’s independence. However, of late, 20 per cent of share of agriculture has been already taken over by service sector owing to several reasons.
It seems people that lack interest in agriculture, owing to rise in cost of farming and slash in prices of agricultural products. Agriculture sector would emerge profitable only if the farmers sell their agricultural produce in the open market, avoiding the middlemen besides shunning the western products and make optimum use of resources available at their disposal. The peasants' organizations have to strive in this regard, he added.
Sri Bhattaraka Swamiji of Karkala Jain Math graced the occasion.
Dr Upendra Shenoy, chief of child welfare division of Hindu Service Foundation, Bangalore was the chief guest present at the occasion. H Vithal Shetty, district president of Bharatiya Kissan Sangh, B K Ramesh, state chief secretary, Vasudev Shanbagh, district treasurer, district secretary, Nitte Navinchandra Jain, taluk vice-president and others were present, on the occasion.
Satyanarayan Udupa, secretary of Bharathiya Kissan Sangh welcomed the gathering. Balakrishna Rattady, vice-president delivered the introductory note. Srinivas Hande, district chief secretary presented the report. Umanath Ranade compered the programme. Padmanabha Shetty, Karkala taluk president proposed vote of thanks.