Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has called for balanced development in every field by adopting environment-friendly lifestyle in everyday life. In this context, he said that we all should realize the concept of ‘Mission Life’ given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi by making judicious use of energy and water etc., minimum use of plastic and making nature conservation a lifestyle. He said this on Tuesday, March 21, while inaugurating the workshop of Agro Forestry based Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) organized by the Forest Department on the occasion of International Forest Day at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
was done with the aim of realizing the given goal of setting up a Farmer Producer Organization
This workshop was organized with the aim of realizing the target given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish 10,000 agro-forestry based farmer producer organizations across the country. Forest and Environment Minister Mulubhai Bera and Minister of State Mukeshbhai Patel also participated in this workshop. The theme of this year’s International Day of Forests has been kept ‘Forest and Health’, in the context of which the Chief Minister clearly said that the entire weather cycle on the earth has changed due to the reduction of forests. Unseasonal rains, scorching heat to high temperature, global warming and climate change have an impact on the health of human life. He said that to deal with this problem of climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started the country’s first climate change department in Gujarat with a special foresight. Not only this, he has also advocated green growth for environment-friendly sustainable development in this year’s Union Budget.
In Gujarat also, in this year’s budget, it has been organized to spend two lakh crore rupees for green growth.
The Chief Minister said that due to this idea of the Prime Minister, Gujarat has also planned to spend two lakh crore rupees in the next five years for green growth in this year’s budget. He said that apart from preparing about 20 urban forests in the urban areas of the state, there is an intention to expand the scope of agro-forestry i.e. agricultural forestry to include an area of 5750 square kilometers in the coming years. On the occasion of International Forest Day, he appreciated the organization of such a workshop for giving state-of-the-art guidance to the farmers-sons of soil doing agro-forestry by coordinating water, land and forest. The Chief Minister also expressed the intention that the state government would stand by the farmers involved in agro-forestry.
CM urges collective efforts of all to make green growth nectar
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also outlined the working group meeting on climate change under the G20 to be hosted by India under the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister with the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, which is going to be held in Gujarat. Has been The Chief Minister urged everyone’s collective efforts to make this nectar of the country nectar with eco-friendly development and green growth. On this occasion, the Chief Minister honored the progressive farmers doing tree-based farming in Gujarat by giving them letters of honour. Under this, farmer Dineshbhai Patel of Antroli village of Kheda district, Sagunaben Bhaludia of Verad village of Devbhoomi Dwarka, Girishbhai Patel of Bharthan village of Bharuch, Mahendrabhai Patel of Parujan village of Navsari and Gamanbhai Patel of Bhadarpada village of Dang district were honored with citations. to be done.
Unveiled the short film ‘Mission Life’ prepared by the Forest Department
The Chief Minister unveiled the short film ‘Mission Life’ prepared by the Forest Department to give more emphasis to Narendra Modi’s vision ‘Mission Life’ campaign. Additional Chief Secretary, Forest and Environment Department, Arun Kumar Solanki said in the welcome speech that in order to make people aware about the importance of forests and its conservation, on behalf of the United Nations, from the year 1971, on March 21, in the whole world. It is celebrated as ‘World Forest Day’. This year the theme of Forest Day has been set as ‘Forest and Health’. With the aim of doubling the income of tree-based farming farmers in Gujarat and saving the environment through public participation, a one-day workshop on agro-forestry based Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) has been organized.
Around 36,000 trees are being conserved in Gujarat through the formation of 78 FPOs
About 36,000 trees are being conserved through the formation of 78 FPOs in Gujarat, then on the occasion of ‘International Day of Forests’, in the special presence of the Chief Minister, an agreement was signed between Bharuch Kisan Agro Producer Company and Shreeji Corporation to prepare Nilgiri saplings and distribute them in this area. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for the development of various technologies. On this occasion, progressive farmers associated with Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) based in Bharuch shared their experiences regarding tree based farming.
An exhibition giving information about the forest area of the state was also organized
An exhibition giving information regarding the forest sector of the state was also organized on the occasion, under which Grass Weed Improvement and Aggregation, Wild Life Conservation and Development, Asiatic Lion Conservation, Farmer Oriented Sowing Scheme, Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) in Gujarat ), establishment of wood-based industries, cultural forests and Van Mahotsav initiatives, cher conservation and promotion, improvement of Banni Khasia (grassland) meadows, forest diversity of the state, development of tree wealth outside forest area and social afforestation. The information was presented in Principal Chief Conservator of Forests S.K. Chaturvedi expressed his gratitude.
High officials of the Forest Department, officials, representatives of various agencies associated with the Farmer Producer Organisation, progressive farmers, women and men doing tree-based farming in different areas of Gujarat were present in large numbers.
