Orissa govt to soon declare new agriculture policy
In a bid to make farming a profitable activity and raise growth rate, Orissa government will soon declare a new agriculture policy, official sources said here on Monday.
By PTI |
BERHAMPUR (ORISSA): In a bid to make farming a profitable activity and raise growth rate, Orissa government will soon declare a new agriculture policy, official sources said here on Monday.
The draft for the new policy has already been prepared and it will be placed before the state cabinet for approval, Arabinda Padhi, director of Agriculture and Food Production, said.
The main thrust of the proposed policy was to increase the income of the farmers and to achieve the growth rate in agriculture sector at four per cent in the state by 2011-12 with increasing the foodgrain production like paddy, wheat, maize, ragi, millets, cereals and pulses, he said.
The growth rate in agriculture sector in Orissa now stood at 2.6 per cent of the gross state domestic products (GSDP).
Apart from these, the new policy would lay thrust on sustainability and protection of environment, Padhi said.
While attending the district collectors' conference under Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern division), Padhi said the District Collectors were sensitised about different programmes being implemented by the state government.
They have been asked to prepare prospective agriculture plan in the district level to achieve the growth rate at four per cent by the end of the five-year plan, Padhi said.
The draft for the new policy has already been prepared and it will be placed before the state cabinet for approval, Arabinda Padhi, director of Agriculture and Food Production, said.
The main thrust of the proposed policy was to increase the income of the farmers and to achieve the growth rate in agriculture sector at four per cent in the state by 2011-12 with increasing the foodgrain production like paddy, wheat, maize, ragi, millets, cereals and pulses, he said.
The growth rate in agriculture sector in Orissa now stood at 2.6 per cent of the gross state domestic products (GSDP).
Apart from these, the new policy would lay thrust on sustainability and protection of environment, Padhi said.
While attending the district collectors' conference under Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern division), Padhi said the District Collectors were sensitised about different programmes being implemented by the state government.
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They have been asked to prepare prospective agriculture plan in the district level to achieve the growth rate at four per cent by the end of the five-year plan, Padhi said.
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