The initiative Mera Goan Mera Gaurav (My Village
My Pride ) has been implemented in 22 selected villages around
Meerut by ICAR –Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut Cantt.
to facilitate direct interface of scientists with the farmers to provide
technological inputs, knowhow ,knowledge and advisories on regular basis . For
reaching the farmers all the scientists have been involved by
making four core groups of 5-6 scientists each involving multi-disciplinary and
heterogeneous subject matter specialists each led by a senior member with one
member secretary to regularly interact with the farmers and make the
farmers aware and make them acquainted with newer innovative agricultural
and allied technologies, farm practices and scientific methods in agriculture
,animal husbandry ,dairying and other related fields like conservation
agriculture, climate smart agriculture ,water harvesting and moisture
conservation, diversified agriculture, integrated farming system, importance of
quality germ-plasm and conservation, multiplication and upgradation of
germplasm of their livestock, waste management and verrmi- composting. The
post- harvest technologies and processing and value addition using secondary
agriculture were also focussed during the interactions.
The clinical health camps for addressing
the infertility in farm animals, health examination, treatment and deworming
and other animal related activities were undertaken during the camps.
Importance of vaccination, deworming, good nutrition, health and hygiene,
importance of superior germ plasm for genetic improvement. Artificial
insemination, quality of semen and reproduction management including timely
insemination, estrus detection, source of semen and precautions during
artificial insemination were also discussed at length at times and were also
demonstrated.
The collaborative programmes with state
government, IIFSR and public enterprisers were also organised for clean milk
production and dugdh utpadak gosthies were organised with quality India limited
to sensitize the farmers for increasing the productivity and quality as well as
value addition of their produce to enhance their income from the farm.Mera Goan
Mera Goan Initiateve are also highlighted during Kisan
Mela/KrishiUnnati mela/State Govt. organised Kisan Sammeelan/kisan
gosthies etc..