Prof MS Swaminathan, eminent agricultural scientist, welcomed the proposals in the 2014-2015 Union Budget presented on Thursday.
“The Budget places considerable emphasis on agricultural renewal and agrarian prosperity. The allocations are small but a beginning has been made to look at the problems in farming in a holistic manner. I hope this process will be continued we will see that many of the root causes of the prevailing agrarian distress are eliminated,” Prof Swaminathan said.