The Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has conveyed to a delegation of US-India Business Council in a meeting at New Delhi that the government is focusing on increasing farm productivity and several initiatives are being taken in order to achieve this goal.
In regards to this, the government has initiated several initiatives such as irrigation and soil health card schemes which are being implemented to boost farm productivity. The government is also planning to promote organic farming in eastern India and will identify one lakh villages for the same.
Besides agriculture, the government is developing allied sectors like animal husbandry, fishery and poultry for holistic development of farming community. The government is also focusing on boosting production of pulses and oilseeds and in order to reach out to farmers it is further expanding farm education and extension services.