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Allied business, low crop waste can double farmers’ income: PM
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated that the income of Indian farmers can be doubled if revenue from allied sectors is generated and crop waste losses reduced, besides increase in farm yield.
“Our government is working on four aspects to double farmers’ income — reducing input cost, ensuring remunerative prices for produce, reducing losses due to wastage during transportation, and getting additional income (from allied sectors),” Modi said while addressing the ‘National Conference on Agriculture 2022 – Doubling Farmers’ Income’ here.
He said the government’s decisions — related to policy, technical and law — were based on these aspects, which led to positive outcomes.
“After neem-coated urea was introduced and soil health cards given to farmers, the input cost has gone down. The use of chemical pesticides has gone down by 8-10 per cent while crop output has gone up by 5-6 per cent, he said.
The Prime Minister said farmers who took care of the nation’s food security were trapped in income insecurity, adding that the government would ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) one-and-a-half times the input cost.
Modi said the white revolution by ‘Amul’ had benefited farmers and now there was a need for blue revolution, sweet revolution and organic revolution to increase farmers’ income.
“We can ask farmers to grow sea weed, build apiaries, set up solar farms. We have to put advanced options before them and make them aware of the same. Income can even be generated through waste such as coir and coconut shell waste, bamboo waste and banana waste” he said.
The government has allowed bamboo plantation and agro-forestry, which will help farmers to increase their income by selling bamboo and trees grown in their fields, he added.
Modi said timely and sufficient loans should be made available to farmers.
He said the government was working to make the supply-chain system stronger by raising infrastructure such as cold stores, dry stores, packaging houses under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sampada Yojana.
“In Operation Greens, supply chains will be connected, which will help fruits and vegetables growers,” he said.
He said crop insurance coverage under his government had doubled, which saved many lives but “it could not become (news) headline. No one is bothered.”
Modi said farmers will be benefited if cooperative federalism took strong roots.
“We have framed a model law (for agricultural marketing) and have asked the states to adopt it. We will have to work together,” he said.
The Prime Minister said there was also a need to connect rural markets to the international markets along with boosting irrigation facilities.
“We are going to upgrade 22,000 rural markets and integrate them with APMC markets and e-NAM (electronic- National Agriculture Market). The system will connect farmers to any market in the country,” he said
“During the British rule, one commission had recommended one market at every 5-6 km distance. After 100 years, I have got the opportunity to do it.”
Modi appealed to the agricultural universities, Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Information Technology and engineering colleges to organise start-up events, hackathons related to agricultural issues.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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