Chandigarh, November 10: The efforts of the Manohar Lal-led government in making Haryana a farmer-oriented state have brought positive outcomes; as Haryana has been awarded the India Agribusiness Best State Award- 2022 by the Union Government for its outstanding contribution in the agriculture sector. Issued by the Indian Chamber for Food and Agriculture, Haryana has been accorded the award for its distinguished contribution in the areas of agriculture friendly policies and programmes, production, inputs, technologies, marketing, value addition, infrastructure, and exports in the state.

Expressing gratitude to the Centre government, Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal said that the effort is now to make Haryana a farmer-oriented state from agriculture-oriented. “For this, along with modernity in agriculture, the big goal is to increase the income of the farmers. While the state government is buying more than 14 crops at MSP, it is also encouraging the farmers to adopt modern farming,” he said.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that to get more yield at less cost, the farmers should adopt crop diversification and move towards natural farming. “The State Government has taken several steps to improve the agriculture and horticulture sector including proper use of water for irrigation and adoption of less water consuming crops by the farmers,” he added. The Chief Minister also congratulated the officials and the employees along with the people of the state for the achievement.

It is noteworthy that the state government is paying special attention to promote agribusiness and make farmers self-reliant. For this, companies in the agriculture sector, farmer’ producer organisations have been identified; so that by organizing the farmers, the system of their production and marketing can be ensured collectively. Also, special emphasis is being laid on reducing the cost of agriculture and horticulture by providing investment, technology and new equipment.