Along with traditional farming, adopting new alternatives, innovations are important to create new opportunities in agriculture: PM

Mar 28, 2021
2:29PM

Along with traditional farming, adopting new alternatives, innovations are important to create new opportunities in agriculture: PM

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The Prime Minister called for novelty and modernization in all fields of life, otherwise it becomes a burden at times. In this context, he said that modernization in the field of Indian agriculture is the need of the hour. Mr Modi said, adopting new alternatives, new innovations, along with traditional farming, are equally important to create new opportunities for employment in the agriculture sector and to increase the income of farmers. He said the country has experienced it during the white revolution and now bee farming is emerging as a similar alternative.
 
The Prime Minister told how bee farming is becoming the foundation of a honey revolution or sweet revolution in the country. He cited the example of a village Gurdum in Darjeeling, West Bengal where despite steep mountains and geographical problems , people have  started honey bee farming. Today there is a sizable demand for honey harvested at this place. It is also increasing the income of farmers.

The Prime Minister said, the natural organic honey of the Sundarbans areas of West Bengal is in great demand in the country and the world. The farmers of Banaskantha in Gujarat and Yamuna Nagar in Haryana are earning lakhs of rupees annually through honey. The hard work of farmers has led to a rise in honey production. Every year nearly 1.25 lakh tons of honey is produced and a large quantity of honey is also being exported to foreign countries.

In addition to honey, the bee wax is also a very big source of income.  The Prime Minister said that currently India imports bee wax, but, our farmers are now rapidly transforming this situation and in a way contributing in the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign. He wished that more and more farmers of the country join bee farming along with their farming.
 

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