Need To Develop Strategies That Will Lead To Sustainable Productivity: Radha Mohan Singh

The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Mr. Radha Mohan Singh releasing a publication, at the inauguration of the ‘Golden Jubilee of Green Revolution in India’, in New Delhi on November 27, 2015. The Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR), Dr. S. Ayyappan and other dignitaries are also seen.

Golden Jubilee Of Green Revolution

New Delhi (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Mr. Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Golden Jubilee of Green Revolution celebration on November 27. Mr. Singh said that it is a proud moment for Indian agriculture when we have assembled here to commemorate the advent of Green Revolution in India.

The Minister also said that after the green revolution years today once again Indian agriculture is on cross roads with new challenges of development. Our major challenges are depletion and degradation of natural resources, drop in the water table, reduction in flow of water in rivers, lakes, biotic and abiotic stresses, climatic change etc. Today we need to develop such strategies that will lead to sustainable productivity gains and also profitability of farming. To sustain krishi as a profession, we need to attract youth towards agriculture.

(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)