Despite
severe setback to the crops on account of natural calamities, total food grains
production which was 252.02 million tones in 2014-15 as per second advance
estimate (2015-16), had been increased to 253.16 million tones in 2015-16.
To
increase availability of seeds in north east states, National Seeds Corporation
had asked Govt of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar to provide land to establish
production centres. West Bengal and Jharkhand have given land and it is hoped
that Bihar will do the same- Shri Singh
To
establish an institution like Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering,
Bhopal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar were requested to provide land.
Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh have given land and it is hoped that
Bihar will provide the land for the same- Shri Singh
Union
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh said here today
that government is taking concrete steps to remove debt problems of the
farmers. He further said that Government has increased Agricultural Credit
target Rs. 9 lakh crore for the year 2016-17 to bring the farmers within
institutional fold. He added that government is taking long term measures to
remove the problems of the farmers.
Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare Minister said this in 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.
Increase
in Production: 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.
More
income less input: We can get higher
productivity from the seeds when it get right amount of nutrients from the soil.
Soil health card scheme can help in this regard. We are providing useful
information to the farmers. In this programme, farmers will invest less and get
more. It is necessary to regularize the cost of farming and to maintain the
productivity of crops. Soil health promotion programme has been initiated for
the preservation of soil health.
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.
Agriculture
risk security: Under Prime Minister Fasal Bima
Yojana, the farmers will be benefited on account of natural calamities like storms,
earthquake and cyclone etc.
To
reduce post-production losses production:
The government of India has promoted region based strategy according to the
climatic diversity of every state and region by implementing unified
Horticulture Development Mission so as to develop horticulture sector as a
whole. Under this mission, the government aims to promote technical setup,
extension of area under horticulture crops, post-harvest management, processing
and marketing etc. India ranks second on global scenario in horticultural crops
after China.
Value
addition: Government is promoting processed food
industry so as to make value addition in agricultural products. Not only this,
but government is also chalking out its programme through different schemes to
increase the production of fruits and vegetables and its processing with
assistance of Ministry of Food Processing Industry. The government aims to
increase it to 25% by 2025 in comparison of 10% in existing scenario.
Auxiliary
Activities: With Hon’ble Prime Minister’s
vision, this task will be executed partly through livestock, dairy, poultry,
bee keeping, agriculture ponds and fisheries. Simultaneously, the efforts are
being made to increase the income of farmers by planting trees in fields and
installing solar panels there.
Shri Singh informed
that to increase availability of seeds in north east states, National Seeds
Corporation had asked Govt of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar to provide land
to establish production centres. West Bengal and Jharkhand have given land and
it is hoped that Bihar will do the same. Minister also said that to establish
an institution like Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar were requested to provide land. Maharashtra,
Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh have given land and it is hoped that Bihar will
provide the land for the same.
In
the end, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister called for the participation
of all concerned, particularly states, to work for the welfare of farmers.
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