Naidu: India Needs Multi-Pronged Approach to Agriculture

Indian Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has called for a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to agriculture with focus on crop diversification as well as technology infusion to make the sector viable and sustainable, according to an article on MoneyControl.com.

He also called for an end to all restrictions on the movement of foodgrains within the country so that farmers get remunerative prices for their produce.

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He made these comments while inaugurating the three-day AP AgTech Summit-2017, organized jointly by the Andhra Pradesh government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at the APIIC grounds.

“There is a general perception that agriculture is not a good economic proposition. Clearly, a business-as-usual approach will not do and we need a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach,” he said.

Read more at MoneyControl.com.

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