Chandigarh
10 December 2020
DIVYA AZAD
Chamber for international Trade and industry (CITI) urges Farmer Unions to adopt New Farm Model to create economic opportunities in agriculture for doubling Farmers income. Due to present unrest and significant challenges faced by farmer community with respect to Production and Marketing of their produce, the use of emerging technologies, the globalization and their survival, farmers desperately need handholding support by the Centre and state governments in transforming & preparing them improving their global competitiveness and profitability to double farmers income..
Chamber for International Trade & Industry (CITI) urge all state governments & Farmer Unions to review the existing farm policy, to strengthen their economy, and create self- employment to enhance economic opportunities in rural areas. .
Mr. Mohan Singh Sudan, Former Agribusiness Advisor to J&K Government, former Advisor CII and President Chamber for international Trade & Industry (CITI), suggested that States should create a climate that nurtures and support local Farm enterprises and provide adequate infrastructure support that will optimize the resources for economic growth. .He Said that creative thinking & right lead can put the farmers on the fast track development of agriculture by providing handholding support to the farmers in getting right price for their produce.
Mr. Singh further said that the time has come to review the Existing Farm Policy, wherein policy makers must ensure capacity building of farmers in terms of physical, financial and up-skilling through various institutions, industry partners and other stakeholders besides encouraging growing its own large Farm enterprises rather than hunting for outside large business houses to achieve the desired results.
CITI, strongly believe that there is an urgent need to act together in laying the foundation of a new Farming Model, which is not only environmentally sustainable, but can help developing agripreneurs to be globally competitive thereby doubling farmer income. The strategy & methodology towards doubling farmer income is possible only by developing a Smart Village initiative which will address all issues of farmer’s grievances by uplifting the farm community through industrialization & globalization.
CITI, offers to assist all farmer Unions to get register their own Farmer’s Enterprise and developing a New Farming Model and together we can set up a pilot project in one village and deliver the desired results within a period of 18-24 months to the best satisfaction of all stake holders.
The roadmap and action plan is ready to be discussed with each Farmer’s Enterprise for its implementation through an integrated development program under cluster approach involving entire members of the respective farmers union.
Mr. Singh being a policy Advisor of Sikkim Government would also like to assist Farm enterprises to implement Sikkim Organic Farming Model in their respective areas for the wellbeing of the entire humanity.
