January 10: Sevasangam along with Ujjivan-III celebrated Farmers day at Sujnana Hall Kalaburgi. In his
inaugural speech Fr Stany Lobo acclaimed that the adoption of eco friendly agriculture methods would
yield more crop and also strengths the financial capacity of small scale farmers.He said as the Ujjivan-III
social workers visiting the villages and teaching the new methods, the farmers must take initiatives to
implement that methods in their agriculture. Shr Shivarya of Agriculture Department spoke about the
deferent schemes and facilities made avail by government for small scale farmers in Karnataka must be
made use by farmers. During this function three progressive farmers were honored for their outstanding
contribution in the field of agriculture in drought stricken areas. Fr Victor Vaz,Fr Deepak and from ten
villages totally 41 farmers participated in the program.