Agri News: Agricultural technological progress is must for agriculture output

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said technological progress in agriculture is important for overall economic development. "There are still large productivity gaps in the potential and the realised farm output," Singh said on the occasion of foundation stone laying of the Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU).

With development and infusion of new technologies, the country's farm production will go up to meet the rising domestic food demand. There was need to set up a premier agri-education and research institutions in Andhra Pradesh as the residuary state is deprived of several academic and research institutions after bifurcation.

"With establishment of this university at Lam, Guntur, the agricultural growth in the region will receive the much needed impetus and will usher in a new era of robust agriculture and a knowledge empowered prosperous farming community", he said.

As agriculture is the primary source of living for 70 per cent of the population, Singh said: "Technological progress in agriculture is, therefore, crucial for the overall economic development of the country."

The agriculture technologies developed by the research institutions and agri-universities have enabled the country to achieve self-reliance in food security at national level.

Source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com