Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today (22 July) inaugurated a two-day international conference on 'Harnessing Indian Agriculture for Indigenous and Global Prosperity,' co-organized by Bhartiya Agro-Economic Research Center (BAERC) and Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), at the National Agricultural Science Complex, ICAR, in New Delhi.
Tomar in his inaugural speech said that our farmers are not poor rather their contribution to the country's economy is huge.
माननीय केंद्रीय कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री श्री नरेंद्र सिंह तोमर ने "भारतीय कृषि का स्वदेश व वैश्विक समृद्धि में योगदान" विषय पर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन में कहा कि हमारे किसान भाई दीन–हीन नहीं हैं, बल्कि देश की अर्थव्यवस्था में उनका योगदान हैं। pic.twitter.com/MYWoCRtwXB
— Agriculture INDIA (@AgriGoI) July 22, 2022
Following independence, the conference will assess the impact of Indian agricultural development on the domestic and global arenas. In the future, efforts will be made to develop a comprehensive policy for the agricultural sector's long-term development.
The conference will be divided into sessions with dialogues, panel discussions, expert presentations, and group discussions on the following topics.
Major Themes of Conference:
1. Food security and Self-sustenance
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Post-independence revolutions: Green, Blue, Yellow, White, Pulses and Oil seeds.
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Socio-economic impact of Indian Agriculture within and beyond the boundary.
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Adoption and integration of new agro-animal technologies for effective rural societal prosperity.
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Augmenting income through dynamism in cropping patterns.
2. Entrepreneurship Development
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Innovation-driven Agro-Industry
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Processing and value addition
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Logistics including cold chain
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Societal metamorphosis
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Cooperative movements in agri-sector
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The corporate sector in the farming business
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FPOs
3. Agriculture-Related Legislations
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Agricultural legislation including biodiversity
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Land reforms
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Input subsidies and MSP
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Labour reforms
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Water treaties
4. Human Resource Development and Capacity Building
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Formal education through NARS
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Extension network and farmers’ education
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Foreign Institutional development and training for foreign nationals including farmers, entrepreneurs etc.