Use modern techniques to produce horticultural products, Agri Minister tells farmers
Updated: Jan 10, 2015 04:43:40pm
Bengaluru, Jan 10 (KNN) Union Agriculture Minister, Radha Mohan Singh has called upon the horticulture farmers to use modern techniques and machinery as per international standards to produce horticultural products.
Speaking at the Horticulture Sangam organised by National Horticulture Board and Horticulture Department of Government of Karnataka at Lalbagh here yesterday, the Minister spoke about showcasing imported modern equipment and machinery and promoting their use by providing subsidy for this purpose.
He said that organisation of such events gives inspiration to horticulture fraternity to work together and facilitates the availability of horticulture products of various states at a single place.
Attributing, horticultural production at 275 million tonnes during 2014-15 (as per initial estimates) to the efforts of farmers, Singh said that Government has integrated all horticulture programmes into Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), so that farmers and entrepreneurs are benefitted.
Indian horticulture products such as, Mango, Litchi, Grapes, Saffron, have their distinct identity in global market. By exporting horticulture products, farmers have contributed in increasing the country’s foreign exchange, he added.
Singh said that the government is facilitating the use of advanced horticulture techniques through its Horticulture Central Programmes so that farmers can achieve high productivity with quality and efficiency in cultivation of horticulture products.
The government, he said, is also promoting chain of cold storage across the country so as to avoid wastage of horticulture products.
In the ‘Horticulture Sangam’ business groups such as Mother Dairy, Reliance, Walmart, Big Bazaar and Spencers are participating so that farmers can directly sell their products to them. (KNN/ES)
Speaking at the Horticulture Sangam organised by National Horticulture Board and Horticulture Department of Government of Karnataka at Lalbagh here yesterday, the Minister spoke about showcasing imported modern equipment and machinery and promoting their use by providing subsidy for this purpose.
He said that organisation of such events gives inspiration to horticulture fraternity to work together and facilitates the availability of horticulture products of various states at a single place.
Attributing, horticultural production at 275 million tonnes during 2014-15 (as per initial estimates) to the efforts of farmers, Singh said that Government has integrated all horticulture programmes into Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), so that farmers and entrepreneurs are benefitted.
Indian horticulture products such as, Mango, Litchi, Grapes, Saffron, have their distinct identity in global market. By exporting horticulture products, farmers have contributed in increasing the country’s foreign exchange, he added.
Singh said that the government is facilitating the use of advanced horticulture techniques through its Horticulture Central Programmes so that farmers can achieve high productivity with quality and efficiency in cultivation of horticulture products.
The government, he said, is also promoting chain of cold storage across the country so as to avoid wastage of horticulture products.
In the ‘Horticulture Sangam’ business groups such as Mother Dairy, Reliance, Walmart, Big Bazaar and Spencers are participating so that farmers can directly sell their products to them. (KNN/ES)
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