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1 TECHNICAL ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT BY CENTRES / OVERSEAS CHAPTERS Name of Centre / Overseas Chapter: Title of Activity: Activity under Divisional Board AIS/ One Day Seminar/ National Convention Date: Venue: (Insert photo) (Insert photo) Title of photo: Title of photo:

2 Report and Recommendation The Institution of Engineers ( India) Rajasthan State Centre ALL INDIA SEMINAR OF AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DIVISION BOARD THEME:- NEW VISTAS OF DEVLOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DATE JULY 2015 VENUE :- THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (INDIA) RAJASTHAN STATE CENTRE SUMMARISED REPORT INAUGURAL SESSION (11 th July 2015) Chief Guest : Dr.Ashok Sharma Director RARI Guest of Honour : Prof.S.S.Yadav, Head of Post Harvest Technolgoy Department RARI Guest of Honour : Prof.A.K.Gupta RARI Guest of Honour : Prof.R.S.Saini RARI Guest of Honour :- Prof.S.N. Sharma Dean Agriculture Engineering College Jobner Council Member :- Prof.P.S.Gehlot Council Member (Civil) IE(I) India Hony.Secretary : Er. R.P.Sharma Hony.Secretary IE(I) Rajasthan State Centre Dignitaries on the Dais:- Chief Guest : Dr.Ashok Sharma Director RARI Guest of Honour : Prof.S.S.Yadav, Head of Post Harvest Technolgoy Department RARI Guest of Honour : Prof.A.K.Gupta RARI

3 Guest of Honour : Prof.R.S.Saini RARI Guest of Honour :- Prof.S.N. Sharma Dean Agriculture Engineering College Jobner Council Member :- Prof.P.S.Gehlot Council Member (Civil) IE(I) India Hony.Secretary : Er. R.P.Sharma Hony.Secretary IE(I) Rajasthan State Centre The program started with Lighting of lamp and Saraswati Vandna. All dignitaries on the dais were welcomed by flower presentation. Past Chairman IEI RSC Dr J.L.Sehgal in his address welcomed all the dignitaries on the dais and members of the audience Our civilizational heritage of innovative intellect and demographic advantage should be harnessed to create a booming economy. We should employ the world s best farming practices to achieve higher yield per acre. Agriculture needs systemic reforms in the form of better irrigation facilities, extension services and market access for farmer. It is a matter of serious concern that Indian agriculture has the lowest yield in land and live- stock based milk products in the world. Our policies, processes and technologies must be adapted to ensure higher food production. Indian farmers are still not getting good quality seeds, adequate water, power, right price and market access for their produce. We are growing only one crop a year in over 75 % of the arable land. Farmers should adopt scientific methods to enhance food grain production and reduce imports by using multi cropping technique and setting aside one fifth of farming land to cultivate lentils. Govt. must prepare a balanced comprehensive and integrated plan to ameliorate the pathetic condition of farmers.. India has the advantage of farm friendly weather through out the air, availability of competitive & skilled work force and low wage rates. This advantage should be harnessed fruitfully to benefit the nation. Guest of HonourProf.S.S.Yadav, Head of Post Harvest Technolgoy

4 Department RARI Jaipur in his address stated that Food grain production has touched 230 Mt in from a mere 51 Mt in The country has attained self-sufficiency in food grain production and also have sufficient buffer stock. The country has also made impressive progress in production of food grains, oilseeds, horticultural crops, milk, poultry, etc Among others, the agricultural engineering inputs have played appreciable role in increasing production and productivity through appropriate mechanization inputs for production and post-production agriculture enabling timely field operations, conservation and judicious application of water, appropriate post harvest operations to reduce losses, value addition to the produce and by-products for enhanced economic returns and employment generation.. Millions of additional jobs need to be created every year in rural area. Therefore, in the coming years, agricultural engineering has to play a major role in increasing the production and productivity, minimizing losses at production and post-production levels, creating avenues for value-adding to the agricultural produce at catchment level thereby increasing income, employment and providing high level nutrition to underprivileged masses. So far, variety of technologies suitable for varied agro-climatic condition and land holding have been developed and found wide acceptance. To keep pace with the present population growth and consumption pattern, a 6.7% annual growth in food grain production is targeted. India is a predominantly an agricultural economy with % of her population living in villages and earn their livelihood through agriculture and allied activities. Rural population of India was 91% in 1901and may reach to 50% by Rural people migrate to urban areas for employment and better amenities as such opportunities are not adequately available in rural areas. However, these could be created through selective mechanization of agriculture and appropriate postharvest processing and value addition to the produce in the production catchment. To keep pace with the 2 present population growth and consumption pattern, food grain requirement of India has been estimated to be 300 Mt by Thus, actual annual agricultural growth should be at 6.7% to meet demand projections. Present day need is to increase the productivity and profitability of production and post-production agriculture. Younger generation does not want to work in the field. So mechanization is the need for timeliness of operation. Effective

5 engineering interventions and inputs have the potential to result in further useful technology packages for: Timeliness and precision in farm activity. Mechanization for dry land and hill agriculture and horticulture. Efficient use of water, fertilizer, seed, pesticide, energy and other inputs. Using biomass for alternative economic power sources. Post harvest loss minimization to ensure availability of more food, fruits, vegetables and nutrition to population. Guest of Honour Prof.S.N. Sharma Deen Agriculture Engineering College Jobner in his address state that Organic farming seems to be possible mean of improving soil health. It will not only ensure quality food to consumers but will also protect our environment from pollution. Indiscriminate use of agro chemicals have led to new ailments. Nutrient mining from soil, climate change, emerging new pests & diseases declining water resources and increasing cost of production have prompted the plant breeders to design plant ideotypes and evolve new varieties for biotic and abiotic stress. Work on genetic engineering is getting momentum. There should be a judicious mix between organic and inorganics to achieve our target and make agriculture sustainable. Guest of Honour Prof.A.K.Gupta RARI in his address stated that The contributions of agriculture engineering in paving the ground for green revolution deserve applause. Expanding irrigation network, tractorisation and increasing use of machinery changed the portrait of agriculture from primitive to modern one. But there is a need to invent some more devices and take the recent innovations to farm. Development and popularisation of user friendly farm machinery with special reference to interculture operations and plant protection are in great demand. Auto sensor based irrigation systems to reduce requirement of manpower and improve water use efficiency is yet another point to ponder. Designing inexpensive structures for protected cultivation, harnessing renewable energy, desalinization of water, food processing machine are the areas where research need to be focussed. Guest of Honour Prof.R.S.Saini RARI in his address stated that Molecular farming/gene farming is one of the highest innovations in biological sciences using techniques of recombinant technology/biotechnology etc. falling under new vistas of emerging field of agricultural engineering. Using various technologies of gene

6 isolation identification, splicing, recombining and hybridizing etc. it is becoming possible to have suitable genetypes/varieties of plants world which may be capable of withstanding abiotic (climate changes) and biotic stresses comprising of various diseases caused by microbes-insect-pests etc. Such type of scientific advancement in biological science with the help of chemical/ biochemical/biotechnological engineering may help us to strive against fear of hunger and health for the whole human race. Council Member Prof.P.S.Gehlot is his address stated that Farmers should follow cost effective and efficient Israeli drip irrigation practice to save scarce water resources. In addition farmers should use magnetized water to increase production. Saved water should be used to irrigate additional land and raise food production. India has the advantage of farm friendly weather through out the air, availability of competitive & skilled work force and low wage rates. This advantage should be harnessed fruitfully to benefit the nation. UAV s can be usefully employed in agriculture for sensing the ripening of crops. For instance, UAV s can sense whether grapes or coffee beans are ready to be harvested or not. UAv s can be used to spray pesticides on farms, automatic irrigation management and health monitoring of crops. Chief Guest Dr.Ashok Sharma Director RARI in his addressed stated that most of the farmers lack education and cannot appreciate the benefits of using farm machinery. Farm mechanization is being used mainly for tilling of Land by tractor drawn disc harrow, seed drill for sowing, thresher at the time of maturity of crops and small implements for interculture of crops. Govt. should provide incentives and subsidies to promote farm mechanization among the farmers. Around 60% of farm operations are performed by women only. Therefore farm machinery should be made women friendly. Power is a costly input in agriculture.agriculture engineers and scientists should design machinery and use innovations to reduce the cost of energy consumption. Researchers have made big strides in providing advanced equipment for use in protected environment. This equipment is suitable for temperate conditions and the equipment is being imported from foreign countries. They need adjustment to suit local conditions. Therefore, scientists should make efforts to manufacture such equipment in India, Local workers with small training should be able to service and

7 maintain this equipment. Memento s were presented to the Guests. Vote of thanks was proposed by the Er. R.P.Sharma Hony. Secretary IE(I) RSC Jaipur Inaugural session was completed with the National Anthem. SATURDAY 11 th July, 2015 TECHNICAL SESSION I ( Hrs.) Session Chairman: Prof.S.S.Yadav Keynote Address : 1. Dr. J.L. Sehgal, Past Chairman, IE(I), R.S.C., Jaipur 2. Prof.R.S.Saini 3. Dr.Rani Saxena SUNDAY 12 th July, 2015 TECHNICAL SESSION II ( Hrs.) 4. Session Chairman Prof.R.S.Sain Technical Presentation : S.No. Name of Paper Name of Authors 1. Current Scenario Dr.J.L.Sehgal, 2. Development Strategy Research of Modern Eco- Agriculture and Circular Economy to Achieve Agriculture Sustainable Development 3 CONTRIBUTION OF GREEN TECHNOLOGY IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR Sumit Gupta Raghav Upadhyay Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (INDIA) 4 Energy Conservation Through to quorum sensing Gaurav 5 Biomagnetism:A boon to Farmers Saloni Verma Tea TECHNICAL SESSION III ( Hrs.) Session Chairman: Prof.S.S.Yadav Technical Presentation : S.No. Name of Paper Name of Authors 1. Modernisation of Agriculture Dr.J.LSehgal 2. WSN Applications in Agriculture Saloni Verma

8 3. Development Strategy Research of Modern Eco- Agriculture and Circular Economy to Achieve Agriculture Sustainable Development 4 WSN application: Insects monitoring in smart greenhouse through image processing R.S.Sain Rashid Hussain*, Preeti Chawla* 5 Modern Technology Applications in Agriculture Dr.J.L.Sehgal past chairman IE(I) RSC Jaipur, & Saloni Verma Lunch VALEDICTORY SESSION (13.30 to Hrs.) Chief Guest : Er. Bhuvnesh Mishra, Modern Technology should be adopted to usher in second green revaluation in India. New Techniques are efficient and cost effective for enhancing food production in India. In agriculture, soil moisture sensor enables farmers to use lesser water quantity to grow a crop, sensors are helping farmers to increase crop yield and obtain better quality crop by an appropriate management of soil moisture during critical plant growth stages. Soil moisture sensors are used increasingly in golf course to increase the efficiency of their irrigation system to prevent over watering and leaching of fertilizers after other chemicals of site. Farmers can use Soil moisture. readings for better management during critical stages of plants growth to increase crop yield and obtain better quality of crops. Golf course managers are using Soil moisture sensors to increase efficiency of their irrigation systems prevent over watering and leaching of fertilisers after other chemicals of site. Brief Report : Dr. J. L. Sehgal, Past Chairman, IE(I), RSC, Jaipur Vote of Thanks : Er.R.P.Sharma Hony. Secretary, IE(I), R.S.C., Jaipur Brief report of seminar Recommendations. High power agricultural experts committees should be constituted at the central and state governments level to identify suitable world s best agriculture practices for adoption by Indian farmers. Since different states have different soil textures and resource constraints, suitable advanced technologies should be identified by technical experts for

9 use in different states. Central and State governments should build capacities and identify modalities for technology transfer from labs to the end users and information should be disseminated through Block Development Officers, Zila Pramukhs, Panchayat Sarpanches and media. Government policies should provide incentives and encourage adoption of mechanized agriculture practices by farmers. Government policy framework should encourage young farmers to focus their attention on using innovations in agriculture. Farmers should be empowered through training, skill development to enhance their economic prosperity, Pressure Irrigation system should be used. Water management has crucial importance, Plant protection system should be provided for small farmers, Renewable energy harvesting system should be provided. (Er.R.P.Sharma) Hony.Secretary The IE(I), RSC