<p>A national policy for higher agriculture education is being developed and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research is considering interfacing agriculture with IT, a top ICAR official said on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The modalities are being worked out for the policy, considering the needs of the sector, which would be in place in the 12th plan period, Dr S Ayyappan, Director General, ICAR, Delhi, said, presiding over the 23rd meeting of ICAR Regional Committee at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, here.<br /><br />The meeting was important, as it would chalk out the strategy for the development of agriculture and various other inputs for the 12th plan.<br /><br />“It would finalise a plan by replicating success stories like milk and rice in Tamil Nadu, maize in Karnataka and coconut in Kerala, so that there is a sustainable growth across India,” he said.<br /><br />As suggested by Bill Gates of Microsoft, who was in the country recently, he said the ICAR was also considering interfacing agriculture with IT or ICT in a big way, which would benefit the farmers.<br /><br />Inaugurating the meeting, Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister S Damodaran also asked the scientists and researchers to play a vital role for uplift of farmers.</p>
<p>A national policy for higher agriculture education is being developed and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research is considering interfacing agriculture with IT, a top ICAR official said on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The modalities are being worked out for the policy, considering the needs of the sector, which would be in place in the 12th plan period, Dr S Ayyappan, Director General, ICAR, Delhi, said, presiding over the 23rd meeting of ICAR Regional Committee at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, here.<br /><br />The meeting was important, as it would chalk out the strategy for the development of agriculture and various other inputs for the 12th plan.<br /><br />“It would finalise a plan by replicating success stories like milk and rice in Tamil Nadu, maize in Karnataka and coconut in Kerala, so that there is a sustainable growth across India,” he said.<br /><br />As suggested by Bill Gates of Microsoft, who was in the country recently, he said the ICAR was also considering interfacing agriculture with IT or ICT in a big way, which would benefit the farmers.<br /><br />Inaugurating the meeting, Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister S Damodaran also asked the scientists and researchers to play a vital role for uplift of farmers.</p>