Explain 'Farmer FIRST'. Briefly discuss the objectives of 'Farmer FIRST'.
‘Farmer FIRST’ is an ICAR initiative launched to integrate farmers’ knowledge with research and extension. It emphasizes participatory technology development for improving productivity and livelihood.
Objectives:
Farmer–scientist partnership: Involves farmers in technology testing and refinement.
Resource use efficiency: Promotes eco-friendly, low-cost practices.
Income enhancement: Encourages integrated farming systems, diversification, and value addition.
Social inclusion: Ensures women, smallholders, and resource-poor farmers are part of development.
Technology feedback: Provides real-time input from farmers to researchers.
The program shifts focus from top-down technology transfer to a bottom-up, farmer-centric model of innovation.
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