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Union Agriculture Minister expresses concern over agrarian crisis

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Published : Jul 16, 2019, 10:52 PM IST

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, while speaking at a meeting organised by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), asserted that the country's economy, which is primarily dependent on agriculture, is facing issues, with the major one being a decline in the area of cultivation land.

Union Agriculture Minister expresses concern over agrarian crisis

Union Agriculture Minister expresses concern over agrarian crisis

New Delhi: Expressing concerns over the agrarian crisis in the country, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday, warned the officials, along with the scientists, over its impact on the Indian economy.

Tomar, while speaking at a meeting organised by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), asserted that the country's economy, which is primarily dependent on agriculture, is facing a horde of issue, with the major one being decline in the area of cultivation land.

This, he said, was reportedly prompting farmers to search for alternative professions and dissuade the upcoming generations from taking up farming.

Union Agriculture Minister expresses concern over agrarian crisis

"The prevailing issues in agriculture have assumed centre stage on a global level. If similar situation continues for long, it will give rise to several issues. People will have money, but there will be no food to buy," he added.

He further emphasised on the need for redefining the priorities of ICAR, to suit the present challenges via new dimensions, and reiterated the Modi government's push in increasing the farmer's income.

According to experts, the goal of doubling the farmer's income is not possible by 2022, owing to the current growth rate (in agriculture).

"The government is working towards making agriculture profitable to achieve their goal of doubling the farmer's income by 2022," he maintained.

Also read:Modi govt failed in protecting people in northeastern states: Cong Assam MP

New Delhi: Expressing concerns over the agrarian crisis in the country, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday, warned the officials, along with the scientists, over its impact on the Indian economy.

Tomar, while speaking at a meeting organised by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), asserted that the country's economy, which is primarily dependent on agriculture, is facing a horde of issue, with the major one being decline in the area of cultivation land.

This, he said, was reportedly prompting farmers to search for alternative professions and dissuade the upcoming generations from taking up farming.

Union Agriculture Minister expresses concern over agrarian crisis

"The prevailing issues in agriculture have assumed centre stage on a global level. If similar situation continues for long, it will give rise to several issues. People will have money, but there will be no food to buy," he added.

He further emphasised on the need for redefining the priorities of ICAR, to suit the present challenges via new dimensions, and reiterated the Modi government's push in increasing the farmer's income.

According to experts, the goal of doubling the farmer's income is not possible by 2022, owing to the current growth rate (in agriculture).

"The government is working towards making agriculture profitable to achieve their goal of doubling the farmer's income by 2022," he maintained.

Also read:Modi govt failed in protecting people in northeastern states: Cong Assam MP

Intro:केंद्रीय कृषि मंत्री नरेन्द्र सिंह तोमर ने खुद कृषि क्षेत्र के बड़े संकट से वैज्ञानिकों और अधिकारियों के साथ साथ किसानों को भी आगाह किया है । कृषि क्षेत्र में किसानों पर संकट की वजह से खेती का रकबा कम होता जा रहा है । किसान अब खेती की बजाय आय के अन्य साधन की ओर रुख कर रहे हैं और जाहिर तौर पर आज एक किसान अपने अगली पीढ़ी को खेती किसानी में नहीं जाने देना चाहता ।
इस मुद्दे पर चिंता जताते हुए नरेंद्र तोमर ने कहा कि भारत एक कृषि प्रधान देश रहा है और देश की अर्थव्यवस्था भी कृषि पर आधारित रही है लेकिन ऐसी स्थिति चिंता का विषय है ।
अगर यही परिस्थिति लंबे समय तक रही तो आने वाले समय मे बड़ी समस्या खड़ी हो जाएगी । लोगों के पास पैसे तो होंगे लेकिन खरीदने के लिये खाद्य सामग्री की उपलब्धता नहीं होगी ।

Body:भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान संस्थान की भूमिका को अहम बताते हुए कृषि मंत्री ने इस मौजूदा परिस्थिति को बदलने की बात कही ।
गौरतलब है कि मोदी सरकार 2.0 में कृषि मंत्री बनाये गए नरेन्द्र सिंह तोमर लगातार किसानों की आमदनी बढ़ाने की बात करते रहे हैं । मोदी सरकार भी 2022 तक किसानों की आमदनी दुगनी करने का लक्ष्य पूरा करने के लिये अब कृषि को उत्पादन केंद्रित से आय केंद्रित बनाने की ओर जोर दे रही है । हालांकि विशेषज्ञ ये लगातार कह रहे हैं कि मौजूदा कृषि विकास दर के मुताबिक 2022 तक किसानों की आमदनी दुगनी करने का लक्ष्य संभव नहीं दिखता ।

Conclusion:कृषि अनुसंधान में नए आयाम से किसानों की आमदनी बढ़ाने की बात पर लगातार जोर दिया जा रहा है और यही बात कृषि मंत्री ने भी ICAR के तमाम अधिकारियों और वैज्ञानिकों को संबोधित करते हुए भी कही ।

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