Food Manufacturing 2023
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said
farmers are the backbone of a rising India and also credited industry with
driving the agriculture sector into a "new trajectory"."Bharat
is on the rise as never before. It is a global recognition. And in this rise,
farmers are the backbone," he said in his inaugural address at the 15th
edition of the agriculture and food technology fair organized by the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here.
The vice president said the commitment of
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The vice president said the commitment of the
industry to drive the agriculture sector on a novel trajectory is commendable,
welcome and needs to be taken to higher stages of execution.
Calling the theme of the fair -- Digital
Transformation for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security -- an apt one, he
said its relevance can never be over emphasized. "It is the farmer who
needs to be well informed so that he adopts economically sustainable
measures," he said.
Dhankhar also lauded the central dispensation
over its contribution in feeding 80 crore people for free in the last two
years, a reference to the Union government's efforts to tackle COVID-19
situation.
"... we have no parallel in the entire
world where for over two years, 80 crore people have been fed by the government
free. And that exercise continues to this day," he said, adding that the
credit also goes to the Indian farmers.
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