New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the time is ripe for increasing export-oriented agriculture production to join the global supply chains, which will create new jobs and empower our farmers.Addressing a post-budget webinar on the theme “Agriculture and Rural Transformation” via video conferencing, PM Modi said that agriculture is the mainstay of our economy and a strategic pillar.“The second quarter of this 21st century has started, and we will ensure t…
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New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A new Niti Aayog report has underscored that agriculture must play a central role in national transformation, given that the sector contributes 19.73 per cent of national income at current prices and engages 46 per cent of India’s total workforce (of which, 64 per cent are women), as the country pursues the vision of “Viksit Bharat at 2047”.The report, authored by Professor Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, emphasised two principal pillars of this vision: raising p…