Researchers should be empirical to rectify defect of farm

The quality of writing and proficiency of speaking are the integral component for research, a top official in Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), Delhi said today.
The researchers must not be always experimental but should be empirical to rectify defects of farm problems and to increase the income lever of farmers, Dr K Alagusundaram, Deputy Director of General (Agricultural Engineering), ICAR, said, while speaking at a one day workshop of All India Coordinated Research Project on Farm Implements and Machinery.
Stating that there was the need for a consortium mode of research instead of piece meal research, he underlined the need for reaching the unreached to reduce the gulf in the technological gap.

Dr K Ramasamy, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultuiral Reserach, specified the need for under graduate research, which could be the initiating points for the Master of research.
The proliferation of ICAR system would invite more scientists for other spectra of specialisation, he said.
About 100 scientists participated in the workshop.