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Ryots will double in five years.
Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) and Principal Secretary C Parthasaradhi said that in the coming 5 years the income of farmers should be doubled through ground-level agriculture infrastructure planning.
Hyderabad: Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) and Principal Secretary C Parthasaradhi said that in the coming 5 years the income of farmers should be doubled through ground-level agriculture infrastructure planning.
A meeting was organised by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Wednesday with representatives from the Agriculture and allied departments of the government of Telangana, APEDA, CREDA and Agriculture University scientists for preparing potential-linked plans for each district.
The APC in his key note address said that the agriculture sector in the State is dependent on the monsoon and there is a need to promote dry land farming crops like apple ber, guava, sapota, custard apple, pomegranate and amla which require less rainfall.
He said that the government was restoring tanks and small water bodies for storing rain water and increasing ground water levels.
He also said that the Government was promoting farm ponds and micro-irrigation ways and successfully implementing the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) scheme in the state.
Parthasaradhi said that the potential-linked credit plans estimates the potential of credit absorption in various agricultural sectors and sub sectors in every district, and takes a holistic view of the infrastructural gaps and ways to bridge them.
He said that the PLP (2017-2018 to 2021-22) would delineate a road map for the five-year period with detailed projections for 2017 -18 for each sector in consonance with the priorities of the government of India, State government and the various districts.
He also said that the State government was planning to recruit around 1,000 Agricultural Officers at the rate of one officer for every 2000 hectares of agricultural land.
Parthasaradhi said that it is the first such State-level group interaction to study the ground level priorities of major sectors such as agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, irrigation and agriculture infrastructure.
Stating that a farmer's income is dependent on the cost of cultivation and the minimum selling price that he receives for his produce, he said that the State has a suitable climate for the production of good quality of seeds and their storage.
Around 400 private seed-producing companies have established their processing units in the State, informed the APC.
He also said that the government was promoting fisheries, animal husbandry, micro irrigation, e-NAMs and soil health management through organic farming for the benefit of farmers.
NABARD Chief General Manager S Radhakrishnan said that the interaction will build a road map to double the income of the farmers.
He also said that the potential credit plan will give an updated status of the farmer right from the ground level and support the farmer in the best ways possible.
The meeting was attended by NABARD General Manager Toolika Pankaj and representatives from various departments.
