The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the Chief Guest at the plenary session of the National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare presently underway in Gangtok on Monday.
Radha Mohan Singh, the union agriculture minister Inaugurated the National Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare at Gangtok, Sikkim on Monday.
Giving the information to the media Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Sikkim from 18th of this month and important highlights of the visit include focus on Sikkim’s “Organic Programme”, 3-day “Sikkim Organic Festival” and an All India National Conference on “Sustainable Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare”.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister said that it is a fine example of cooperative federalism where the ministers and officers, responsible for agriculture in the country are going to deliberate together for 2-days.
They will be supported by scientists, academics, bankers, experts and practitioners so that the suggestions and recommendations are actionable. Minister added that the National Conference will deliberate upon the challenges and identify initiatives to transform agriculture based on sustainable and efficient use of resources like soil & water, higher per unit yields, remunerative prices on produce, risk coverage and mitigation of potential negative impact of climate change.
Singh said that government is focusing on “Organic Farming” in Northeast and the 3-day Organic Festival will give a boost to this endeavor. By year 2025, he said, India will be able to provide food for 150 crores of its population.