Mobile van launched to createawareness among cotton farmers

 

 

A MOBILE van was launched on Monday to create awareness for controlling spread of Bollworm on cotton crop. The van was launched by Confederation of Indian Textile Industries, Cotton Development and Research Association (CITI CDRA) Mumbai here in the city. Dr C D Mayee of Agrovision Foundation, was chief guest of the inaugural function. Special guest was Dr Yashwant Gadakh, Vice Chancellor PDKV Akola, while Dr Y G Prasad, Director CICR, Nagpur, Dr Pandian, Incharge GTC Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Nagpur, Ravindra Manohre, District Superintendent Agriculture Officer Nagpur, and Dr Archana Kadu, Project Director Atma Nagpur, were also present. Bollworms are a common pest in cotton farming that can cause significant damage to crops. The most common variety is the cotton pink bollworm, also known as PBW or gulabi sundhi. The van was flagged off by dignitaries. The route of the mobile van called ‘Janajagruti Rath’ will pass through five districts namely Nagpur, Wardha, Chandrapur, Yavatmal, Amravati covering 160 villages. During its tour, farmers will be provided detail information on the topic.