Showcasing the nation’s investment-friendly insurance policies and development alternatives in agriculture and allied sectors at EXPO2020 Dubai, India has invited Begin Ups and FPOs to capitalise on Agri and Meals processing insurance policies.
Extra Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi assured the Begin Ups and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) that they’d be thought of for offering fairness grants, administration prices, and different obtainable assist measures.
Dr Likhi was talking on the inauguration of ‘Meals, Agriculture and Livelihood’ fortnight on the India Pavilion in EXPO2020 Dubai on Thursday.
The theme of the primary fortnight is ‘Millets’. India produces all of the 9 generally identified millets and is the biggest producer and second-largest exporter of millets globally. The United Nations Normal Meeting just lately adopted a decision sponsored by India and supported by greater than 70 nations, declaring 2023 because the ‘Worldwide 12 months of Millets’.
The ‘Meals, Agriculture and Livelihood’ fortnight (February 17 – March 2) will comprise of assorted classes, which might be presided over by representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Cooperation.
‘As well as, an array of actions has been deliberate throughout the fortnight underneath the important thing themes of millets, meals processing, horticulture, dairy, fisheries, and natural farming and the huge funding alternatives these sectors supply,” a launch from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare mentioned.
“The first objective of our participation at Expo2020 is to profit the small and marginal farmers who want economies of scale, collectivisation, and extra boards to return collectively, create synergies related with markets each home and worldwide,” Likhi mentioned.
“Indian farmers produce meals that not solely sustains India but additionally offers meals safety to the world,” Joint Secretary (Crops & Oil Seeds), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shubha Thakur mentioned.
Through the launch of the ‘Millet’ theme as a part of the ‘Meals, Agriculture and Livelihood’ fortnight on the sector flooring on the India Pavilion, the delegation led by Dr Likhi unveiled the Millet E book comprising nutritious and pleasant recipes made utilizing millets.
The delegation additionally launched the primary ‘Millet Meals Pageant’, throughout which the guests will get to relish the wholesome and nutritious delicacies ready utilizing the millets.
Agriculture and Allied Sector is the spine of the Indian economic system and accounts for about 19 per cent of the whole exports.
As per the second advance estimate launched by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare on Wednesday, document foodgrains manufacturing of 316.06 million tonnes is estimated for the 2021-22 crop 12 months (July-June), the discharge added.
