ProMASS News Bureau: Jan 16, 2016:
On Friday, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the AMATHON, 2016- A Three Day International Agriculture Trade Summit at IIM, Ahmadabad, Gujarat. Singh said, as you all know that today’s Agriculture is not only a source of livelihood but leading to job or entrepreneurship development. Today’s farmers can not be self reliant only by using old farm techniques because Agri inputs are costly and in order to use new Agriculture technologies, there is necessity of more investment. That is why, it is necessary that our farmers should use low cost based Agriculture technology to get more crop yield and increase their income, so that the dreams of our Prime minister “ JAI KISAN JAI VIGYAN” can be fulfilled.
Referring to the Govt’s commitment to promote Organic Farming, he said, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, a new scheme to develop ogranic clusters and make available chemical free inputs to farmers will be implemented. In the next three years, it is proposed to form 10,000 cluster covering 5 lakh acre area. This scheme is being implemented through the State government.
Singh stated, the Govt is committed to accord high priority to water security. The objective behind Pradhan Mantri Krish Sinchai Yojna is “Har Khet Ko Paani’. To achieve synergy of resources, collaboration has been established amongst Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Water Resources and Department of Land Resources to implement Pradhan Mantri Krish Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY. Cultivation of pulses under NFSM has been started in Jammy & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, UttraKhand and all North-Eastern States.
