Tomar Inaugurates Int’l Conference on Harnessing Indian Agriculture for Indigenous & Global Prosperity

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today (22 July) inaugurated a two-day international conference on 'Harnessing Indian Agriculture for Indigenous and Global Prosperity,' co-organized by Bhartiya Agro-Economic Research Center (BAERC) and Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), at the National Agricultural Science Complex, ICAR, in New Delhi.

Tomar in his inaugural speech said that our farmers are not poor rather their contribution to the country's economy is huge.

Following independence, the conference will assess the impact of Indian agricultural development on the domestic and global arenas. In the future, efforts will be made to develop a comprehensive policy for the agricultural sector's long-term development.

The conference will be divided into sessions with dialogues, panel discussions, expert presentations, and group discussions on the following topics.

Major Themes of Conference:

1. Food security and Self-sustenance

• Post-independence revolutions: Green, Blue, Yellow, White, Pulses and Oil seeds.

• Socio-economic impact of Indian Agriculture within and beyond the boundary.

• Adoption and integration of new agro-animal technologies for effective rural societal prosperity.

• Augmenting income through dynamism in cropping patterns.

2. Entrepreneurship Development

• Innovation-driven Agro-Industry

• Processing and value addition

• Logistics including cold chain

• Societal metamorphosis

• Cooperative movements in agri-sector

• The corporate sector in the farming business

• FPOs

3. Agriculture-Related Legislations

• Agricultural legislation including biodiversity

• Land reforms

• Input subsidies and MSP

• Labour reforms

• Water treaties

4. Human Resource Development and Capacity Building

• Formal education through NARS

• Extension network and farmers’ education

• Foreign Institutional development and training for foreign nationals including farmers, entrepreneurs etc.