NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Modi on Monday said India needs a food processing revolution while calling for the need to expand agriculture and give such options to farmers in which “they are not limited to growing wheat and rice.”
PM spoke about trying organic food and salad-related vegetables. “We now have to give such options to farmers in which they are not limited to growing wheat and rice,” said Modi.
While addressing a webinar on implementation of Budget in agriculture sector, PM said “India of 21st century needs post-harvest or food processing revolution and value addition amid increasing agriculture production.”
PM said it would have been good for the country had this been done 2-3 decades ago.
“Today, we have to focus most on processing in every sector of agriculture, every food, every vegetable, fruit, fisheries and all. Farmers should get modern storage facilities near their village,” said PM Modi.
Continuing with his privatisation pitch, PM advocated for increase private sector participation in agriculture sector’s R&D.