CM inaugurates a Mega Agro-festival in Valsad
CM inaugurates a Mega Agro-festival of South Gujarat at Nana Pondha in Valsad district:An impressive agriculture exhibition and Cattle Health Camp:
May, 17th, Gujarat Chief
Minister Narendra Modi has announced that, Gujarat Government, with a view to
encouraging value addition in agro-industries, has decided to set up a high
level committee that will study and suggest measures for strengthening agro-infrastructure,
agro marketing and preservation of agro products, food packaging and marketing,
with absolute holistic approach. The committee that will consist of renowned
agro experts, agro scientists, agronomists, progressive farmers and experts
from Government side will ensure absolute forward linkage for agro
infrastructure. This will bring about a
revolution in agriculture sector and help future generation getting attracted
to agriculture, he added.
Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated Gujarat’s fourth zonal mega
Krishi Mahotsav of South Gujarat at tribal dominated Nana Pondha village, full
of flora and fauna, of Valsad district, on Thursday.
Lambasting Center for its meat export policy, he said,
while Gujarat was heading for green and white revolutions, Union Government had
adopted the policy of encouraging “pink revolution” and that was export of
mutton to foreign countries. Centre was committing a sin with pink revolution
policy. Such anti-peasant policy would
ruin the agriculture sector that was mainly supported by animal husbandry, he
said. “Gujarat will never tolerate such anti-farmer policy, he warned.
Coming down heavily on Opposition in Gujarat, he said, “They
have set up a “Lie Manufacturing Factory” in Gujarat, whose sole aim is to
spread lies about Gujarat. They say: Farmers in Gujarat have ruined with the growth
of industries in Gujarat. The fact is that, the fertile land of South Gujarat
that spreads from Ankleshwar to Vapi belt on National Highway was allocated to
industries by the past Governments ruled by the Opposition. We have allotted
completely barren land to industries and yet getting optimum results of it,” he
added.
Underlining Gujarat’s pro-agro policy he said, “We have
set up 22 Agriculture colleges in Gujarat. We have planned to set up an
Agro-Engineering college in Dediapada and a horticulture polytechnic college in
Dharampur, the areas dominated by tribal population. We are planning to start
an Agro Bio Technology college in Surat, that will help future generation to
adopt ultra modern and scientific methods in agriculture”.
“Gujarat Government by organizing mega agriculture
festivals (Krishi Mahotsav) for the past eight years, has made Government
answerable to people. This festival is a festival of reckoning. No Government
in India can even think of such revolutionary step”, he added.
He gave away cash awards over Rs. 60 lakh to 11
progressive farmers of south Gujarat, who have applied modern technology and
new methods in agriculture.
He also felicitated
Sardar Patel Agriculture award and Agriculture Technology Management Award
(ATMA) farmers for their extra-ordinary contribution in the field of agriculture.
The Chief Minister inaugurated an impressive exhibition, contains over sixty
stalls, depicting new methods of farming, research and value-addition technology
in agriculture and visited a Cattle Health Camp. The Chief Minister released a
souvenir being published by Agriculture University.
Thousands of peasants from Surat, Narmada, Bharuch,
Navsari, Valsad, Tapi and Dangs districts participated in this mega zonal
Mahotsav. Ministers Mangubhai Patel, Dilipbhai Sanghani, Narottambhai Patel,
Ranjit Gilitwala, Ishwarsinh Patel, MPs, MLAs, Chief Secretary A. K. Joti and
other dignitaries were present.
Gujarat to set up a high
level committee for strengthening agro-infrastructure: Chief Minister.Centre’s “pink revolution
policy will ruin agriculture in the country: CM warns
Opposition has set up a
“Lie Manufacturing Factory” in Gujarat:
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