Niti Aayog taking states’ views to raise farm output

New Delhi, February 9

Government’s main policy think tank Niti Aayog is taking views of various state governments on key recommendations made in its recent paper on agriculture, including on genetically modified GM crops.

The paper titled ‘Raising Agricultural Productivity and Making Farming Remunerative for Farmers’ has identified five issues confronting agriculture and made key recommendations to help bring about a second Green Revolution in India and sustain robust growth in agriculture.

“Niti Aayog is holding regional conferences on the key recommendations made in the paper. It has already held one for western region in Ahmedabad and is planning to have dialogue with other states in the coming weeks,” sources said.

The state governments’ views are being taken as it is likely that some of the recommendations could find their way in the Budget considering Prime Minister’s priority on agriculture and rural development, the sources added. — PTI