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‟ Agriculture can trigger job-led economic growth, provided it becomes intellectually satisfying and economically rewarding.
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‟ To sum up, agriculture has made important progress and our farmers have now shown that they are second to none in terms of improving production and productivity.
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‟ We have to devise ways to lower the cost of production and reduce the risks involved in agriculture such as pests, pathogens, and weeds.
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‟ I was chairman of the steering committee for agriculture when we set up the target of 4% growth rate. I had written that if you want to achieve 4% growth rate in agriculture, you should have 8% growth in animal husbandry and fisheries and 8% in horticulture.
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‟ When politicians talk of loan waiver, they are accepting that agriculture is not economically viable. They are giving a wrong signal that farming is not economically viable. It's true. That's where the loan waiver comes in.
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‟ In India, unlike in the United States and Australia, agriculture is not just a food producing enterprise but also the backbone of the livelihood security of nearly 60 per cent of the population.
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‟ Looking ahead, the bright spot in Indian agriculture is the availability of a large untapped production reservoir.
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