excellencies
ladies and gentlemen
namaskaar
i welcome you all to india
agriculture
is at the heart of human
civilization
and so
as agriculture ministers
your task is not
simply that of
handling one
sector of the economy
you shoulder a big
responsibility
for the future of humanity
globally
agriculture provides
livelihood
for over two point five
billion people
in the global south
agriculture accounts for
almost
thirty percent of gdp
and over
sixty percent of
jobs and
today this
sector
faces several challenges
the supply chain disruption
caused by the pandemic
have been worsened by the
impact of jio
political tensions
climate change is causing
extreme weather events
more and more frequently
these challenges
our failed
most by the global south
friends i want to
share with you
but india is doing
in this most vital
sector
our policy is
a fusion of
back to basics
and march to future
they are promoting
natural farming as well
as technology
enabled farming
farmers all over
india are
taking up natural farming now
they are not using
synthetic fertilizer
or pesticides
there focus is on
rejuvenating the
mother earth
protecting soil
health
producing power
drop markov
and promoting
organic
fertilizers and paste
management solutions
at the same time
our farmers are
proactively using
technology to
boost productivity
they are generating and
using solar
power on their
farms they are
using soil health
curves to optimise
crop selection and
drones to spray
nutrients and
monitor their crops
i believe this
fusion approach
is the best way to address
several issues in
agriculture
friends as you know
the year twenty twenty three
h being celebrated
at the international year
of millets
you will find are
reflection of this
on your plates in
hyderabad with many
disease based on
millets or sri anna
as we call it in india
this super foods
are not only healthy to
consume
but they also help
raise the income of our
farmers by using
less water
needing less fertilizer
and being more
paste resistant
aap course millets
are not new
they have been cultivated
for thousands of years
but markets
and marketing had
influence our choices
so much that we
forgot the value of
traditionally grown food
crops
let us embrace sri
and millets
at the four of our
choice
at part of our
own commitment
india is developing
n institute of millets
research as
centre of excellence for
sharing based
practices
research and
technology in millets
friends i urge
you to deliberate
on how to undertake
collective action to achieve
global food security
we must find ways
to build
sustainable and
inclusive food
systems focus
on marginal farmers
we must find ways to
strengthen
global fertiliser supply
chains at the same
time adopt
agricultural practices for
better soil health
crop health and yield
traditional practices from different
parts of the world main
inspire us to develop
alternative for
regenerative agriculture
we need to empower our
farmers with innovation
and digital technology
we must also make solutions
affordable for small
and marginal farmers in the
global south there is
also an urgent need to reduce
agriculture and food based
and in street invest in
creating wealth from waste
friends
india g twenty
priorities in agriculture focus
on healing
our banner earth
creating harmony within
urban family and giving
hope for a bright one future
i'm happy to learn
that you are working on
two concrete outcomes
the deccan high level principles
of food security and
nutrition and the
maharshi initiative for
millets and other grains
the support to these two initiatives
is a statement in support for
inclusive
sustainable and resilient
agriculture i wish you
all success
in your deliberations