Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a webinar organized on the implementation of the budget in the agricultural sector today. Where PM has emphasized the need for post harvest (post harvest) revolution or food processing revolution in India in the 21st century amidst increasing agricultural production.
PM Modi said that we must expand the country’s agricultural sector in the global market of processed food. For this, the number of agro-industry clusters will have to be increased near the village so that the people of the village can get employment related to farming in the village itself.
He said that today we have to pay special attention to processing in every field of food grains, fruits, vegetables and fisheries in every field of agriculture. For this, it is necessary that the farmers get modern storage facilities near their villages. The system to reach the processing plant from the farm will also have to be repaired.
Rs 11,000 crore schemes and PLI scheme for agriculture industry
The PM said that the central government has come out with plans of Rs 11,000 crore and PLI scheme to help the agricultural industry. Also, preached things ready to be eaten and made. Explain that the Central Government has started the PLI scheme to promote domestic manufacturing and cut the import bill. Its purpose is to give incentives to companies on the product manufactured in domestic units.
The PM said that under the Operation Greens scheme, 50 percent subsidy is being given on the transportation of all fruits and vegetables for the Kisan Rail. Kisan Rail has also become a strong medium of cold storage network of the country today.
Farmers should not be limited to growing wheat and rice
Modi said that another important aspect related to farming is soil testing. In the past years, millions of farmers have been given soil health cards by the central government. Now we have to extend the facility of Soil Health Card testing in the country. He said that most of the contribution towards research and development in agriculture is from the public sector. Now the time has come to increase private sector participation in it. We now have to give such options to the farmers, in which they should not be limited to growing wheat and rice.
After Corona, these coarse grains became famous as immunity boosters.
Emphasizing on coarse grains, Modi said that a large part of the agricultural land of the country is very useful for this. The demand for coarse grains was already very high in the world, now after Corona it has become very famous as an immunity booster. In this direction, encouraging the farmers is also a very big responsibility of the food industry. Apart from this, contract farming has been done in some form or the other for a long time. Our effort should be that contract farming should not be just a business. Rather, we should also fulfill our responsibility towards that land.
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