India is the 2nd largest producer of horticultural crops & fruits: Radha Mohan Singh
The Dollar Business Bureau Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Sunday that India is the second largest producer of horticultural crops and fruits after China, and added that this is the result of research and development projects in horticulture crops. “Research and development projects in horticulture crops have yielded encouraging results, as a result, the production of horticulture crops have been more than food grains irrespective of adverse climatic conditions,” Singh said, while speaking at the World Orange Day 2017 event in Nagpur. “After China, India is the second largest producer of horticultural crops and fruits,” he added. The Minister said that during 2015-16, over 9 crore metric tonne of fruits were produced on 63 lakhs hectare of land. As ...
My ministry will work on developing global supply chain for the agri-sector, Prabhu
The Dollar Business Bureau The Commerce and Industry Ministry will soon bring in a policy framework for facilitating access to global markets for the Indian agriculture produce, Union minister Suresh Prabhu said while addressing an agri summit. Prabhu, who took charge as Commerce and Industry Minister recently, said that his ministry will work on developing global supply chain for the agriculture sector. Addressing the agri summit the minister said that multilaterally there is also need to work on removing trade restrictions with an aim to boost Indias agri exports. "If they (farmers) produce something, they (should) get an access to global market and get better prices for that, and for that we will put in place a good policy framework very soon," Prabhu said. "We have ...
India pitches for Organic farming at BRICS meet
The Dollar Business Bureau The Union Minister of Agriculture, Radha Mohan Singh, expressed the Government of India’s commitment towards promoting ‘Organic Farming’, with an aim to improve soil health and ensure better quality crops. Under this move, the Government of India (GoI) will be implementing ‘Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana’, a new scheme to develop organic clusters and provide chemical free inputs to farmers, from the current financial year, the Minister added. The Union Minister made these announcements during his participation at the 4th Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Agriculture and Agrarian Development in Brasilia, Brazil on Friday. Speaking at the meet, Singh also made a mention about the GoI’s ‘Gokul Mission’, an initiative aimed at improving cattle population for ...
