Agartala : Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath today emphasized the importance of achieving self-reliance in the agriculture sector to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of making India a global grain store.
The Agriculture Minister said this today during the handing over of several modern agricultural equipment including tree saplings and spray machines to farmers at Mohanpur Agriculture Sub-Division.
This initiative is very significant in modernizing agriculture, increasing production, and building self-reliance among farmers. With the help of equipment and resources, farmers will be able to cultivate more efficiently—which will further accelerate the agricultural development of the state.
The Minister informed that slowly we have to be fast in every sector, and in this direction Tripura is moving forward with proper planning.
“Along with this, we have to become self-reliant. If North, Gomati, Sepahijala districts say they will not give rice, then from where will you get it? That is why self-reliance is essential. Under Mohanpur Block we have to be self-sufficient. We have to work in such a way that all countries import their food from India, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to make India a grain store. We have to become self-reliant to fulfil PM Modi’s dream. Our main foundation is agriculture,” said the Minister.
The Minister further informed that there was a conception that onion cultivation was not possible, but scientists of the Agriculture College have proved that we can also cultivate onion.
“We cultivate both red and white onion. And we are giving utmost importance to onion and potato cultivation. If we have rice, onion, potato and pulses, then nobody has to worry. And in Tripura we have everything, and we have to become self-sufficient in food. India exports fish to the USA, China, Europe, Japan. We export eggs to Oman, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Maldives. To Bangladesh also we export agricultural products, and also to Pakistan,” said the Minister.
