Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has laid special emphasis on the wide-scale promotion and expansion of integrated farming and said that farmers should be encouraged to adopt it practically.
Chairing a high-level meeting related to the Expenditure Finance Committee of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi today, Mr Singh said that all efforts and energies should be directed towards making Indian agriculture more productive, low-cost and a profitable profession.
During the meeting, the Minister instructed officials that agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for a large section of the country’s population and provides a strong foundation to the Indian economy. Noting scientific agriculture as the need of the hour, Mr Singh said that the impact of climate change has now become clearly visible not only in India but across the world. He also directed officials to work rapidly, with the consent of states, towards preparing state-wise agricultural roadmaps in accordance with the agro-climatic conditions of each state.
