Praising Gujarat’s agricultural growth, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said that the State’s spectacular agricultural growth is due to the efforts of Gujarati farmers and they are the role models for the farmers in other parts of the country.
Singh on Thursday inaugurated the national seminar on ‘Farm-Income Insurance’ in Gandhinagar. Speaking at the function, the Minister announced that in one year’s span an additional ‘Krushi Vigyan Kendra’ (Agricultural Science Centre) will be set up in seven districts of the Gujarat.The mega national seminar on agriculture has been organised as a precursor of the forthcoming 7th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Gobal Investors’ Summit-2015 to be held in January-2015.
He said that to fulfil the dream of Pandit Dindayalji, “Har Hath Ko Kaam, Har Khet Ko Pani” (Works to every hand, waters for every farm), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has implemented several water harvesting schemes.The nation’s growth ratio was never more than 5 per cent in the past. But, in last three months’ time the Modi Government has taken several strategic decision as a result the growth ratio has gone up remarkably and the inflation rate which was earlier 8%, has been brought down now, he added.
Singh also described the importance of formation of land and utilisation of fertilisation accordingly for yielding crops in the larger quantity. In next three year, every Indian farmer would be given soil-health card for his farm lands and new mobile testing laboratory would also be made available to them, he further added.Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel termed the outcome of deliberation at the national seminar to provide an insurance cover to the sons-of-soil (farmers) on basis of their income is a beginning of new Agri-Era.