Govt envisions `Atmanirbhar Agriculture` through investments, ecosystem upgrade
(WorldNews Business)

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Projecting a vision of `Atmanirbhar Agriculture`, the government on Saturday said it can be achieved by transforming farmers into entrepreneurs, providing investment opportunities and making India the food basket for the world. India has a strong advantage in the agriculture sector and the government recently announced three new ordinances for developing a strong agri ecosystem, it said. The competence of Indian farmers and efforts of the industry in the COVID-19 crisis situation is evident by the fact that the area covered by kharif sowing this year has reached 316 lakh hectares so far, as compared to 154 lakh hectares in the year-ago period, it added. `Developing a...