Technology, Research & Partnership key pillars for agri growth - Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare

Scaling adoption of technology at farm level, demand driven research and its last mile connectivity and enhanced private sector participation are critical for growth of agriculture, said Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare speaking at the CII Partnership Summit 2023 at New Delhi today. The Summit is organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 

The Minister  emphasised  that the growth of Agriculture sector and profitability  of farmers have always been a key priority for the  Government, and focus today is on pushing a digital agriculture mission to deliver new, robust technologies to  the farmers to uplift them from the old, traditional, marginally less-profit-driven agricultural practices to more result oriented practices. The budget allocation for the sector has been increased by more than 5 times compared to 2014-15.

He further mentioned that to make the sector economically more viable  and lucrative for  the younger  generation, technology and research will play an important role. He added that the allied sector is another important area to create employment opportunities and called for investment from the  Industry.  

Mr. Sanjiv Puri, Vice President, CII & Chairman and MD, ITC Ltd said that Industry is working closely with the Government on the agenda of agriculture growth.

14 March 2023

New Delhi