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.
Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Ganesh Joshi has come under scrutiny as the state vigilance court ordered the Pushkar Singh Dhami government to allow the vigilance department to file a case against him in connection with the disproportionate assets (DA).
Union Ministers of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, Ramnath Thakur and Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Devesh Chaturvedi were also present on the occasion.
The Union Minister said this while addressing the women who participated in the Lakhpati Didi Sammelan in Maharashtra's Jalgaon.
The sector, however, faces numerous challenges, including climate change, decreasing soil fertility, small landholdings, inadequate mechanization, and dependence on monsoons, diseases, post-harvest losses, marketing issues and price volatility.
The increase of 13,5 lakh hectares in sown area is expected to lead to higher production which in turn would increase the incomes of farmers and also help to keep food inflation in check.
