MARGAO
The Agriculture Minister has set his eyes on the unutilized agriculture farm at Durga, pointing out that the land can be exploited to promote floriculture, thus providing opportunities for the unemployed to take up agriculture.
He was speaking at a Vanmahotsav programme organised by the Mount Mary Higher Secondary School at Chinchinim in the presence of local Velim MLA Filipe Neri Rodrigues, Principal of the Higher Secondary School, Fr Antonio Costa and others.
After the local MLA drew attention of the Agriculture Minister to the unutilized agriculture farm at Durga-Chichinim, Sardesai along with Filipe Neri, Fr Costa and Chinchinim panchayat members visited the farm.
Apparently moved by the state of affairs of the farm admeasuring around two lakh square metres, the Agriculture Minister said the farm can be used to promote floriculture. He has asked the Agriculture Director to compile a status report on Durga farm with details such as the total area, nature of the soil, etc, and submit the same by Monday.
Sardesai also spoke to an expert and has asked him to inspect the farm to assess the feasibility of the land for floriculture.
"Let us wait for the Director's status report on Durga farm. But, I am of the opinion that floriculture can be exploited commercially in the farm by allotting area for the local unemployed youth", he said.
Vijai said Durga farm may fit in the government's plan to involve more and more local youth in remunerative agriculture, including floriculture.
