Lok Sabha Debates
Need To Set Up Farm Machinery Training And Testing Institute (Fmtti) In Bargarh ... on 28 March, 2017
Sixteenth Loksabha an> Title: Need to set up Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute (FMTTI) in Bargarh constituency, Odisha.
DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH (BARGARH): This is regarding establishment of Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute (FMTTI) in my Parliamentary constituency, Bargarh in Odisha and sponsoring of extension personnel and farmers outside the country for capacity building. Bargarh is the rice bowl of Odisha. Farm mechanisation programme gaining momentum in Odisha is resulting in increase in demand of farm machineries and equipment manifold. Since Government of India is actively considering establishment of FMTTI in Odisha to cater to quality control and capacity building of farmers, I would like to urge upon the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to establish one such institute in my Parliamentary Constituency, Bargarh, Odisha. I also urge upon the Ministry of HRD/Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for sponsoring agriculture extension personnel/farmers outside the country for exposure and capacity building.