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| ‘Committed to double farmers income by 2022’ |
SRINAGAR, JUNE 20: Minister for Agriculture,
Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today announced that Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima
Yojana (PMFBY) will be soon launched in Kashmir valley after it was
successfully launched in Jammu region.
Reviewing an ICAR Regional Committee state level meeting, the Minister
expressed hope that government is committed to double income of farmers in
State by 2022.
Hanjura said that State Government has already announced several
innovative schemes for farmers with the intension to uplift their income and
Government will soon launch PMFBY for farming community of valley after the
scheme was successfully launched in Jammu region. He said that the scheme would
compensate farmers incurred due to natural calamities.
The Minister said that with the introduction of latest Agricultural
Techniques and practices he is hopeful that farmers’ income
would be doubled in the State by 2022. He said besides,
other things theapproach recommended by agriculture
experts to double the income of farmers in a given time-frame will also be
adopted in true spirit.
The Minister also reiterated the need to increase farm
productivity, quality production, reducing cost of production, access to market
for better realization of farmers’ produce, policy support and
infrastructural development.
He mentioned that preservation and processing of agricultural
commodities would not only reduce the wastage, but would also ensure the stable
and assured market for the farmers, adding it will eventually increase their
income.
The Minister exhorted upon the scientists of the both Jammu and Kashmir
agricultural universities to make all out efforts in realizing the Prime
Minister’s goal of doubling the farm income and advised them to
redouble their efforts in reaching the farming community.
He hailed both the Universities for their excellent research output and advised
them to take their research to the farmers.
The Minister stressed on need to take benefits of various State
Government schemes so that the State dependency on other states could be
reduced. He said presently 70 percent of goods are being imported from other
states and by taking benefit from the State schemes the dependency could
greatly be reduced.
The Minister also released two publications of SKUAST University, “Journal of
Research” and “Butterflies of Kashmir Himalayas.”
Vice Chancellor (SKUAST) Kashmir, Prof Nazeer Ahmad, Vice Chancellor
(SKUAST) Jammu P.K. Sharma, Principal Secretary Agriculture Production
Sundeep Kumar Nayak, Commissioner Secretary Animal and Sheep husbandry, R.K.
Bhagat, Secretary Horticulture, M.H. Malik, large number of faculty members and
students of SKUAST were present during the meeting.
The meeting was organized by Sher-e- Kashmir University of agriculture
Sciences and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST).
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