Chennai: The Tamilnadu government will introduce a separate annual budget for Agriculture to increase productivity and protect farmers’ welfare.
Delivering his customary address to the newly constituted 16th Legislative Assembly, Governor Banwarilal Purohit said farmers are the backbone of the country and in recognition of their role and importance, the DMK Government has renamed the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
He said the emphasis will be on new technologies, new methods of cultivation and modernizing agriculture with the active participation of Farmers’ Producers Groups, Uzhavar Nala Sangams and experts.
“To increase farmers’ income, allied activities like animal husbandry, value added farming, organic farming and cultivation of horticultural crops will be promoted,” he added.
He said the State government will introduce a separate annual budget for agriculture with the objective of increasing the agricultural productivity and protecting farmers’ welfare.
Purohit also said that Uzhavar Sandhais (farmer’s markets) established by late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be revitalised and more such farmers’ markets will be established in the State.
To protect farmers, rural markets will be created under Government supervision, he said.