To create an enabling environment for transforming J&K's agriculture and allied sectors in order to increase farmer income, ensure food security and accelerate UT's economic growth, Rs 3,156 crore has been allocated for these vital sectors in the budget for 2023-24, officials said on Friday.
All the sub-sectors of the agriculture sector registered a strong growth rate in 2022-23 over the previous year. The crop sub-sector grew at 5.4 per cent in 2022-23 against -1.6 per cent in 2021-22.
Government has taken a few good steps. They have opened up the market. Now a farmer can sell their produce anywhere in the country through E-NAM. It has allowed movement of agriculture produce anywhere in the country. If all goes well, it would bring very good results in future. New players will enter the market, would give a better price to the farmers. Then e-commerce companies are also coming up. They would also procure directly from the farmers.
