New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking on steps taken for agriculture in this year’s Budget said, ‘it is the need of the hour to ensure farmers’ produce get as many options in the market as possible. We’ve to integrate our agricultural produce into the global processed foods market.’
It is time the private sector increases its participation in R&D in the agriculture sector. It should not be limited to just seeds, but a holistic scientific ecosystem associated to one crop, the entire cycle, he said.
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We’ve made reforms and started PLI schemes worth Rs 11,000 crore which will help the agro industry. Ready to eat, ready to cook, sea food and several other items are being promoted.
It is the need of the hour to ensure farmers’ produce get as many options in the market as possible. We’ve to integrate our agricultural produce into the global processed foods market.
Govt has increased agriculture credit target to Rs 16.50 lakh cr – animal husbandry, dairying & fisheries sectors have been given priority. Rural infrastructure fund raised to Rs 40,000 cr. Micro-irrigation fund doubled: PM speaks on steps taken for agriculture in Budget 2021-22
India of 21st century needs post-harvest or food processing revolution and value addition amid increasing agriculture production. It would have been good for the country had this been done 2-3 decades back: PM Narendra Modi speaks on steps taken for agriculture in Budget 2021-22
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