Kanpur: ICAR ATARI Zone 3, Kanpur, and Krishi Vigyan Kendras across Uttar Pradesh lit lamps along with farmers at 7 pm on Thursday to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday under the ‘Aashirvaad ka Diya’ initiative.ATARI Zone 3 director Dr Raghavendra Singh said farmers, rural youth, women farmers and staff participated in the programme at ATARI Kanpur and Krishi Vigyan Kendras across the state.Several centres also organised Kisan Goshti and Samvad programmes, where farmers discussed agriculture and rural development. The initiative sought to strengthen dialogue and participation between farmers and agricultural scientists.
