Tech, govt schemes and private sector key to agri growth: Yogi
CM participates in 'UP Partnership Conclave' organised by the World Bank and Gates Foundation
CM participates in 'UP Partnership Conclave' organised by the World Bank and Gates Foundation
He was peaking at the inauguration of the four-day National Agriculture Summit & Farmers’ Fair-2024 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu.
Chouhan also highlighted that increasing use and dependence on chemical fertilisers, indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources and unstable weather have put pressure on the soil.
Before the event, Yogi participated in a bilateral meeting with partner country the Netherlands, where he met with a delegation led by the country's Deputy Agriculture Minister Jan-Kees Goet and Ambassador to India Marisa Gerards.
He made these remarks when Australian High Commissioner Philip Green paid a courtesy call on him at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.
His commitment, pre-occupation, and whole-hearted dedication to the cause of developing agriculture, improving the condition of peasantry, and addressing the vexatious issue of land reforms was evident through these years.
For the crushing season 2023-2024, the price of early maturing sugarcane varieties has been increased from Rs 350 to Rs 370, of common varieties from Rs 340 to Rs 360 and of unsuitable varieties from Rs 335 to Rs 355 per quintal.
Amidst the nationwide celebrations surrounding the Ayodhya Ram temple's Pran Pratishtha, Bihar Agriculture Minister Kumar Sarvjeet stirred the pot on Monday with a vision for his state.
Agriculture is the most important sector for the socio-economic development of the north-eastern region, as it provides the maximum contribution to the region's net domestic product, employment, and livelihood.
Climate change has emerged as a formidable challenge to sustainable agriculture as an erratic monsoon this year hit India’s farm output triggering a rise in food inflation which forced the government to take mitigation measures such as clamping down on exports.
