Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Saturday called upon farm scientists to speed up efforts to transfer technologies from the lab to the grassroots level in an effort to double farmers’ income in the next five years.
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Addressing the 88th Foundation Day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in New Delhi, Singh said, “Our government has targeted doubling farmers’ income by 2022. We will focus on not only agriculture but allied sectors to achieve this goal.”
Stating that integrated farming is solution for raising farmers’ income, the minister said the government will promote this in 101 ICAR institutes spread across the country and showcase farmers its benefits.
“A family can save up to Rs 3 lakh a year by doing integrated farming,” he said.
Emphasising on the role of technology in raising the farm output, the minister said, “We have to speed up efforts to transfer the technology from lab to land. I urge all scientists and institutes to focus on this and ensure marketing of new products in a big way.”
He also said allied activities like poultry, fishery and dairy will be the focus area for supplementing the farm income.
source : Indian Express
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