Agriculture, animal husbandry to play imp. role in economy in near future: Shivraj Chouhan

CHANDIGARH: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy and along with animal husbandry it will have an important role as the country is poised to become the world’s third-largest economy in the near future.

Batting for crop diversification, Chouhan said farming of fruits, flowers, medicinal plants, agroforestry, animal husbandry, beekeeping and fisheries need to be promoted to increase farmers’ income.

After taking part in the International Gita Festival in Kurukshetra, Chouhan participated in a dialogue programme with scientists, sugarcane farmers and ‘Lakhpati Didis’ at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana.