Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: The Agriculture Department today said that the food habits of consumers are changing and the demand for agricultural commodities is on the rise.
“Agriculture department said that the food habits of consumers are changing and the demand for agricultural commodities is on the rise while climate change is alarming and land productivity is stagnant,” said Agri dept
It further said that it not only aims at self-sufficiency of the state in agriculture but also assures higher net income to our farmers through the introduction of effective and efficient techniques of farming and better utility of available resources in a sustainable way.
“Department of Agriculture not only aims at self-sufficiency of the state in agriculture but also assures higher net income to our farmers through the introduction of effective and efficient techniques of farming and better utility of available resources in a sustainable way,” the dept said
It said that the cultivation of high-value horticulture crops is gaining importance due to the better returns, lower risk, and tolerance of these crops for part-time farming.
Agriculture mechanization has experienced tremendous growth over the last few years. Due to widespread modernization visible in the agriculture sector, farming communities have started employing Agro types of equipment extensively in various domains of cultivation like tillage, sowing, irrigation, transplanting, plant protection, threshing, etc.
The Department of Agriculture, GOI had constituted the RKVY scheme guidelines which aim at achieving 4% Annual Growth in the agriculture sector during the XI Plan period, by ensuring holistic development of Agriculture and allied sectors across all the states and UTs of India.
The Government of Goa with the Department of Agriculture has been actively availing the central funding through the RKVY scheme.