Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh called for SAARC Nations to work jointly for the betterment of agriculture and farmers in the 3rd meeting of Agriculture Ministers related to SAARC countries in Dhaka, Bangladesh today.
On this occasion Singh said that the Government of SAARC countries are very much interested to elevate the economic and social stature in the perspective of their agricultural sectors. He said that the august presence of Agriculture Ministers on this eve expresses their political will power.
Singh observed that in this region the farmers are fighting against economic disparity and instability. He emphasized that all of the concerned are required to sort out the problems in this sector.
During his address Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister mentioned the Green Revolution in India. However, there are many more challenges persisted as yet. These challenges are the loss of bio-elements in soil, deficiency of nutrients in soil, weeds, enhancement of diseases and pests, soil absorbed with sodium, degradation of ground water level etc, he underlined.
The Indian Minister said to all the present delegates that climate change is a real issue and most likely it can inflict tremendous losses in a number of cases and South Asia is a vulnerable zone. Therefore, we are required to work altogether to find out the pests and diseases which are casting impacts on cops and animals, Singh stated.