Grow in India' call by Vice President to transform agriculture sector

Hyderabad: ‘Grow in India’ must be the slogan to transform the socio-economic fabric of the agriculture sector, Vice President Hamid Ansari said at the National Seminar on ‘Public Investment and Subsidies on Agricultural Inputs and the Upliftment of Agrarian Economy’ organised by the All India Kisan Sabha here on Saturday.

Mr Ansari stressed that there was a need for social and economic correction to address the challenges in development of rural sector. “Mere infusion of funds is not enough. There is a need to address the underlying social gaps and divisions,” he said.

Mr Ansari said that small farmers were weak and they could not generate adequate income and sustained livelihood. Their participation in the agricultural market remains low due to a range of constraints, he said.

Such as low volumes, high transaction costs and lack of markets and information access. Given this it is important to enhance public expenditure in agriculture in the form of investments rather than untargeted subsidies, Mr Ansari said.