Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today held a discussion with farmers in Patna, Bihar. Shri Chouhan said that Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy and farmers are its soul and express gratitude to the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi who has given him the task of serving farmers and serving farmers is like worshipping God for Shri Chouhan. We will try our best to ensure the welfare of the farmers of the country.
Union Minister said that the Prime Minister Shri Modi has said from the Red Fort that he will work three times faster and he will try our best to do the welfare of the farmers of the country. Shri Chouhan congratulated the Government of Bihar, the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and the Agriculture Department as they are constantly engaged in the work of welfare of farming. Shri Chouhan said that today he had seen the stalls, makhana, rice, honey, maize, tea and everything is amazing. He saluted the farmers of Bihar. The Union Minister further said that we do not have large pieces of land, 91 percent are marginal farmers but still farmers are doing wonders.
Union Minister said that the Prime Minister has started a campaign to double the income in farming and he have 6 formulas for the farmers on which he is working are increasing production, for which good seeds are necessary. Production is good but there is more possibility. Good seeds of fruits, vegetables, cereals, pulses and oilseeds are essential. He is happy that the Prime Minister has dedicated 109 species of 65 crops seeds to the farmers. He informed there is a variety of rice which requires 30% less water, there is a variety of millet whose crop is ready in 70 days. There are seeds which are climate friendly, they give good production even in rising temperatures. He will talk to ICAR so that seeds are available to the farmers here.Shri Chouhan informed that reducing the cost of production is his second resolution, farmers get a lot of help from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, cheap loans for fertilizers are available from KCC. The third resolution is to get the right price for the produce. The Union Minister said that the makhana of Bihar is making a splash and Makhana of export quality is being produced and when these are exported, the farmer benefited more. Union Minister assured that he will try to get an office related to this to come to Bihar.
Shri Chouhan said that next time he will organize programs in the fields itself, and will also look at practical problems. The world cannot function without farmers. The rest of the things will be made in the factory but where will you get the wheat and rice from? We will all work together.
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