Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar distributed agricultural machineries to the farmers of the state during a ceremonial distribution programme in Guwahati.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Tomar said that only Atmanirbhar villages can help to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. Asserting that to make the villages self-reliant it is important to focus on small farmers,he said that most of the farmers are small and marginal farmers in the country.
He said they could get profit only when attracted to valuable produce, connected to new technology and linked to the market. Considering this, the Centre has decided to make 10 thousand FPOs, on which 6,850 crore rupees will be spent and this will be fruitful for the farmers of the country.
Speaking on doubling farmers’ income by 2022, the Union Minister said that the Central and state governments and the ICAR and farmers are working with full diligence towards achieving this goal, which would yield results.
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