Nagpur: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the government has certainly taken a step back on the three agriculture laws, but will soon take a step forward in this direction. Union Transport Minister at the inauguration of Agrovision Exhibition Nitin Gadkari Calling upon farmers (anna-data) to grow crops to become energy-data and to make ethanol for transport vehicles.
“Both religion and agriculture are important for India. Knowing its importance, the Prime Minister has taken several steps to promote agriculture.
The three agricultural laws were the first fundamental reforms introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, some people did not like it. He said the government was not disappointed after the withdrawal of the laws.
The minister said that the government would come up with such measures which would ultimately benefit the farmers. However, when asked by reporters, Tomar balked at the possibility of a law guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Tomar also did not respond to a question on the timeline for setting up a proposed committee to make the MSP regime more effective, deal with natural farming and crop diversification. This was part of the announcement made after the withdrawal of three controversial agricultural laws to end the farmers’ strike.
Tomar also praised Gadkari saying that with his efforts the tag of drought and unemployment prone area has been removed. Vidarbha,
The minister was in the city to inaugurate the Agrovision Farm Expo under the patronage of Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Gadkari also mentioned three agricultural laws. He said that this could not happen because of politics. Emphasizing on how removing middlemen helps, he said, the vegetables grown in his farm go directly to a store in Pratap Nagar area of the city. There is no need to pay any commission to the middleman. “Customers specifically ask if I have vegetables from my farm and buy them,” he said.
Gadkari said his sons have formed a company that will allot pumps for ethanol. Most automobile companies have agreed to make flexi engines, which can run on both petroleum and ethanol.
Emphasizing on ethanol as an alternative fuel, he said that sugar production is already in surplus. This time the demand created by the drought in Brazil saved the lives of the farmers. He said the situation may not always be the same.
He added that if making sugar becomes less profitable, ethanol could be an alternative, which can replace petroleum fuel.
“Both religion and agriculture are important for India. Knowing its importance, the Prime Minister has taken several steps to promote agriculture.
The three agricultural laws were the first fundamental reforms introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, some people did not like it. He said the government was not disappointed after the withdrawal of the laws.
The minister said that the government would come up with such measures which would ultimately benefit the farmers. However, when asked by reporters, Tomar balked at the possibility of a law guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Tomar also did not respond to a question on the timeline for setting up a proposed committee to make the MSP regime more effective, deal with natural farming and crop diversification. This was part of the announcement made after the withdrawal of three controversial agricultural laws to end the farmers’ strike.
Tomar also praised Gadkari saying that with his efforts the tag of drought and unemployment prone area has been removed. Vidarbha,
The minister was in the city to inaugurate the Agrovision Farm Expo under the patronage of Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Gadkari also mentioned three agricultural laws. He said that this could not happen because of politics. Emphasizing on how removing middlemen helps, he said, the vegetables grown in his farm go directly to a store in Pratap Nagar area of the city. There is no need to pay any commission to the middleman. “Customers specifically ask if I have vegetables from my farm and buy them,” he said.
Gadkari said his sons have formed a company that will allot pumps for ethanol. Most automobile companies have agreed to make flexi engines, which can run on both petroleum and ethanol.
Emphasizing on ethanol as an alternative fuel, he said that sugar production is already in surplus. This time the demand created by the drought in Brazil saved the lives of the farmers. He said the situation may not always be the same.
He added that if making sugar becomes less profitable, ethanol could be an alternative, which can replace petroleum fuel.
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