ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute has organised National Farmers Day at its headquarters as well as Regional Stations and Centers on 23.12. 2025. Dr. K. Balachandra Hebbar, Director, ICAR-CPCRI has inaugurated the event in Puthige Gram Panchayat (Smart Krishi Bhavan), Manjeswar block of Kasaragod district in the presence of Sri Ananda, Project Director, ATMA, Kasaragod, Smt. Ancy U A, ADA, Manjeswar, and Sri Dinesh, Agricultural officer, Puthige and Dr. Benjamin Mathew, SMS (Horticulture), KVK, Kasaragod. Dr. K. Ponnusamy, Head Social Science explained the idea behind the launching of Viksit Bharat - G-RAM-G scheme and its mode of operation. Dr. Hebbar emphasized the importance of agricultural sustainability and climate resilience while spearheading the nation's progress towards Viksit Bharat 2047. He stated that soil and water are two critical ingredients of agriculture which need to be protected against the onslaught of natural calamities and ensuring food security. It is clarified that every adult in rural families will get a guarantee of 125 days of employment of unskilled work and unemployment allowance will be credited in bank account if the states fail to provide the employment within 15 days.

After the inaugural session, a training programme was conducted on Natural farming. In the same spirit, the regional stations at Kayamkulam and Vittal as well as research centres at Mohitnagar in West Bengal, Kidu in Karnataka and Kahikuchi in Assam organised the event with training, demonstration and visits to research farm facilities. Altogether, 580 participants took part in the programmes organized by CPCRI. Two KVKs at Kasaragod and Alappuzha districts organized vibrant activities at cluster of villages in commemorating the sweet memories of Shri Charan Singh, former PM of the nation in whose birthday, Rashtriya Kisan Divas is celebrated on 23rd December every year.