Haryana to soon have agriculture policy: Hooda
By IANSSunday, February 6, 2011
JIND - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday said that his government has asked the State Farmers Commission to formulate an agriculture policy that will better the lot of farmers.
Addressing a farmers meeting, organised by the Association of Agriculture Development Officers at Jind, 200 km from Chandigarh, Hooda directed the commission to give recommendations to enable farmers get all the information and technical guidance at their fields itself rather than going to different offices.
“I have already assigned the job to the best agricultural scientist of the world, Dr.R.S. Paroda. I have requested him to take up the job of chairman of the State Farmers Commission and recommend some measures for improving the lot of state farmers,” he said.
Hooda, who is the chairman of the national working group of chief ministers on agriculture production, said that the group has submitted its recommendations for securing a better future for farmers. Among its recommendations is that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) should include 50 percent profit on the production cost.
The chief minister also directed the officers of agriculture department to conduct study tours of farmers to the Centre of Excellence for Vegetables, set up with Israeli collaboration at Gharaunda in Karnal district, and recommend new agriculture techniques to farmers for better output.
