Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh on Monday said that government is taking concrete steps to remove debt problems of the farmers.
“The government has increased Agricultural Credit target Rs. 9 lakh crore for the year 2016-17 to bring the farmers within institutional fold, adding that government is taking long term measures to remove the problems of the farmers,” he said while speaking at two days Kharif Conference being held at NASC-ICAR Institute Pusa, New Delhi.
The Agriculture Minister informed that it is for the first time that the representatives of agriculture and related sectors have been invited for the conference. Shri Singh observed that inspite of a severe loss to the crops owing to unseasonable rainfall, hailstorm and other natural calamities, the whole food grain production which was 252.02 million tons in 2014-15 as per advance estimate (15.2.2016), it has been increased to 253.16 million tones on 2015-16.
Speaking at the occasion he said that, the government has to double the farmers income in the next five years as is announced in the budget 2016-17. Hon’ble Prime Minister has suggested 7 points to achieve the target.
The Government has increased budgetary provision in irrigation sector. Government aims at ‘more crop per drop’. Government policy is focused on water preservation and irrigation. Government is working hard to increase the productions of other crops alongwith paddy and oilseeds.
Government has decided last year to produce only neem coated urea so that plants get nutrients easily. Rs 20,000 per acre are being provided to the farmers to encourage them to adopt organic farming.
To increase the income of farmers by reducing their marketing expenditure: A national agriculture market is being set up for electronic trading. In this programme, 585 agriculture mandis of India will be connected to each other. The farmers will get maximum price of their crops and the interference of mediators will be reduced to a greater extent. Direct foreign investment is also being encouraged in this field.
The Agriculture Minister informed that it is for the first time that the representatives of agriculture and related sectors have been invited for the conference. Shri Singh observed that inspite of a severe loss to the crops owing to unseasonable rainfall, hailstorm and other natural calamities, the whole food grain production which was 252.02 million tons in 2014-15 as per advance estimate (15.2.2016), it has been increased to 253.16 million tones on 2015-16.
Speaking at the occasion he said that, the government has to double the farmers income in the next five years as is announced in the budget 2016-17. Hon’ble Prime Minister has suggested 7 points to achieve the target.
The Government has increased budgetary provision in irrigation sector. Government aims at ‘more crop per drop’. Government policy is focused on water preservation and irrigation. Government is working hard to increase the productions of other crops alongwith paddy and oilseeds.
Government has decided last year to produce only neem coated urea so that plants get nutrients easily. Rs 20,000 per acre are being provided to the farmers to encourage them to adopt organic farming.
To increase the income of farmers by reducing their marketing expenditure: A national agriculture market is being set up for electronic trading. In this programme, 585 agriculture mandis of India will be connected to each other. The farmers will get maximum price of their crops and the interference of mediators will be reduced to a greater extent. Direct foreign investment is also being encouraged in this field.
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