Sowing reform: Dr William D. Dar, Director-General of ICRISAT, and Mr Dilip Modi, President, Assocham, at the Global Summit on Green Revolution in Hyderabad on Wednesday. — Photo: G. Krishnaswamy
Assocham will engage with various State governments to implement a 10-point Action Plan it has prepared to revolutionise agricultural sector in the country. It calls for a dedicated Agriculture Budget and a one-nation-one-market regime to encourage farmers.
“We are not talking about 4 per cent growth for this sector. We are targeting a growth 10 per cent in the next few years,” Mr Dilip Modi, President of ASSOCHAM, said.
Addressing the global summit on ‘Green Revolution II - Growth engine for transformation’ organised by ASSOCHAM here on Wednesday, he said the chambers would emphasise on ‘Soil-to-crop-to-market’ in order increase productivity and marketability of farm produce.
Talking on other focus areas of the Action Plan, Mr Modi said the country should move from consumption-based subsidies to capital subsidy. Besides encouraging private sector to participate more in agriculture activities, the chamber would focus on agriculture education and development of relevant applications.
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Published on June 15, 2011
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