Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma seeks advice from Assam Agriculture Commission on climate-related issues

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sought advices from Assam Agriculture Commission with regard to enabling the sector to cope with recurring flood, drought and other climate related stresses.

Sarma held a meeting with Assam Agriculture Commission and asked it to make extensive visit to agriculture clusters across the state, hold discussion with the progressive farmers, try to understand their issues, recommend steps to address them for enhancing gross production of agricultural commodities.

Sarma also asked the Commission members that besides field visits, they should also hold meeting at least six monthly to review the implementation of the Commission’s suggestions and observations for the qualitative and quantitative development of agriculture sector.


He also asked the Commission to lend capacity building to the state farmers in organic and natural farming and increase export potential of their produce. With regard to the seeds, he also asked the Commission to suggest appropriate scientific methods and approaches for increasing productivity, profitability, stability and sustainability of farming practices. He also asked the Commission to replace existing seeds with good and new variety high yielding seeds for increased agriculture production.

For the overall development of agriculture sector, the Chief Minister also said that the Commission should look into the areas like policy change needed to ensure effective implementation of the strategies and execute converge with line departments. Considering the climate and its effects on agriculture, Sarma also sought advices of the Commission with regard to enabling the sector to cope with recurring flood, drought and other climate related stresses.