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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Second green revolution will start from Bihar: CACP chairman -Sutanuka Ghosal

Second green revolution will start from Bihar: CACP chairman -Sutanuka Ghosal

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published Published on Sep 19, 2013   modified Modified on Sep 19, 2013
-The Economic Times


KOLKATA: Soon Bihar will become Punjab and second green revolution will start from these areas, said Dr Ashok Gulati, chairman, Commission for Agriculture Cost & Price at the 3rd Crop Summit held in Bihar.

Dr Gulati raised the issue of unavailability of proper support value to farmers. He further told that Bihar doesn't have any issue in production but procurement is the major issue. Its rice milling capacity is very low. He further added that Northern Bihar has a major issue of electricity and Sugar industry can provide an alternate solution. The State government should look into it. Also, due to lack of cold storage chain and marketing strategy, Bihar is facing a huge problem.

Dr Swapan Kumar Datta , Deputy Director General, ICAR and Summit Chairmanalso highlighted the major agricultural issues of Bihar. He said that now every crop is competing with each other.

So, Government should decide the minimum support price for a good profit. He said that every State has its own issue and their joint efforts can counter many issues. He also emphasized on the need of increase of crop production parallel to the increasing population.

Mr Vivek Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar highlighted the significant growth in agriculture and horticulture sector which Bihar has achieved. He said thatBihar has received "Krishi Karma Award" due to its fast growth, hard working farmers and unique lead crops. To support farmers, the Government has taken initiatives of granting 784 crore valued diesel to farmers. He further highlighted the issues of ware housing, cold storage, lack of good quality seeds and many more.

Dr Rajeev Singh , Director General, ICC in his welcome address highlighted some major critical issues affecting the agriculture like urbanization, climate change and Crisis Management. He suggested that crop diversification and proper soil health can improve productivity.

He also recommended for the development of Co-operative Model for farmers and emphasized on the need of skill development and training programs on Best Practices for the farmers. He concluded the session by thanking all dignitaries on the dias, members of the media, farmers and representatives from corporate.


The Economic Times, 17 September, 2013, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/second-green-revolution-will-start-from-bihar-cacp-chairman/articleshow/22657542.cms


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