Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries, HD Kumaraswamy, has inaugurated the 3rd Agricultural Insect Biocontrol Expo and the 33rd Foundation Day celebration of the ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR) in Bengaluru.
Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Ministry of Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje and Bengaluru Rural MP CN Manjunath were present on the occasion.
Speaking at the inaugural session, Kumaraswamy stated that more farmers should come forward to cultivate pulses along with crops like paddy. This will reduce the import of pulses. The Central Government has implemented several schemes for the welfare of farmers and is supporting every area of the agricultural sect