"Only educated farmer could understand the benefits of nutrient foodgrains and will be able to grow them," Chandrashekhar Singh, Head of Banaras Agriculture Research Foundation Society, told reporters here.
Singh, who was recently honoured by the President of India for his valuable contribution in the field of Agriculture, said that government should open quality schools, colleges and other educational institutes in rural areas to educate farmers.
"Rural areas should be provided with amenities like school, colleges and sufficient power supply like that of urban areas in villages also," he said.
Singh said that as the farmers in the country are not educated they couldn”t use balanced fertilisers, quality seeds and pesticides, which result in loss of productivity and also in the reduction of nutrient elements in foodgrains.
"Use of excessive and unbalanced fertilisers, coupled with rampant use of pesticides is also causing environment pollution, which could only be checked by educating farmers," Singh said while emphasising the need for organic manures.