PM Modi: Make our agriculture export-oriented

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi The need for India’s agriculture to be export-oriented was underlined on Friday and farmers were asked to take advantage of the country’s diverse climate to boost productivity and strengthen agricultural exports.“We have a diverse climate and we have to make the most of it. Our agro-climatic zones are very rich… If we collectively scale up high-value agricultural commodities, we can transform agriculture into a globally competitive sector,” Modi said at a post-budget webinar on ‘Agriculture and Rural Transformation’.

He highlighted changes in global demand and said the world was becoming more health-conscious. “Natural farming and chemical-free agricultural products create a highway for us to enter world markets. The government is looking at certification and laboratories,” the prime minister said.