Valsad, 17 May 2012

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.

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”.

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.

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