(रागिनी कौशल)पंजाब एग्रीकल्चरल यूनिवर्सिटी (पीएयू) द्वारा लॉकडाउन के दौरान किसानों को बीजों लेने में आ रही समस्याओं को हल करने के लिए एक मोबाइल एप्लीकेशन तैयार की है। जिसके माध्यम से किसान पीएयू के बीज बिक्री केंद्रों से जुड़ कर अपनी ज़रुरत के मुताबिक बीज हासिल कर सकते हैं। पीएयू के डायरेक्टर एक्सटेंशन एजुकेशन के कुशल निर्देशन में फार्म इनपुट्स (Farm Inputs) नाम से मोबाइल एप्लीकेशन तैयार की गई है। जिसे मोबाइल पर डाउनलोड कर जानकारी हासिल की जा सकती है।

पीएयू बीज बिक्री केंद्र व किसानों को मिलाने का काम करेगा। जिससे कि किसानों को घर बैठे जानकारी मिल सके कि कौन सा बीज किस केंद्र में उपलब्ध है। बुकिंग करने के बाद किसान को तय समय दिया जाएगा जिससे कि किसान बीज बिक्री केंद्र में जाकर बीज ला सकें। पीएयू की इस मोबाइल एप को विभिन्न दफ्तरों के जरिए किसानों तक पहुंचाया जा रहा है। वहीं, जल्द ही इसे औपचारिक तौर पर रिलीज भी किया जाएगा। जानकारी के मुताबिक अब तक 700 से ज्यादा किसानों द्वारा इसे डाउनलोड भी कर लिया गया है।

किस केंद्र में कौन सा बीज उपलब्ध मिल जाएगी जानकारी
डायरेक्टर एक्सटेंशन एजुकेशन डॉ. जसकरन सिंह माहल ने बताया कि इस मोबाइल एप्लीकेशन को डाउनलोड करने के बाद किसान को अपनी रजिस्ट्रेशन करवानी होगी। किसान ये देख सकेगा कि किस जिले में कौन से बीज उपलब्ध हैं। घर बैठे बीज की बुकिंग हो जाएगी। लेकिन किसान को बीज स्टोर पर जाकर बीज लाना होगा और पेमेंट इत्यादि भी वहीं होगी। इसमें पीएयू का रोल नहीं होगा। अभी हमने होम डिलीवरी का सिस्टम शुरू नहीं किया है। किसानों को रियल टाइम इंफॉर्मेशन मिलेगी। किसान अपने जिले के अलावा अन्य जिलों में भी बीजों की उपलब्धता देख सकेंगे। इसमें वैरायटी के मुताबिक बीज का रेट भी मालूम हो जाएगा। फसलों में सभी अहम फसलों के बीजों की उपलब्धता की जानकारी मिलेगी। इसी तरह सब्जियों में भी बीजों की जानकारी हासिल की जा सकती है।

प्राइवेट फर्म के साथ भी होगा लिंक

डॉ. माहल ने बताया कि पहले फेज में हमने पीएयू से संबंधित बीज बिक्री केंद्रों को ही इस एप में जोड़ा है। दूसरे फेज में हम प्राइवेट फर्म के साथ जोड़ेंगे। जिससे कि किसान ये चुनाव कर सकेंगे कि उन्हें पीएयू रिकमंडेड बीज लेने हैं या प्राइवेट फर्म के। लेकिन इसके लिए प्राइवेट फर्मों को रजिस्ट्रेशन करवानी होगी। जिसके बाद किसान अपनी ज़रुरत के मुताबिक दोनों में से किसी भी जगह से बीज की जानकारी लेने के अलावा बुकिंग कर सकेंगे।

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