Focus more on post-harvesting and food processing: Modi
March 01, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi - PTI×
‘Important to have good storage facilities near villages, and better logistics to carry farm produce to processing units’
India needs to focus on revolutions in post-harvesting technology and food processing as well as value addition as the country faces a glut in food production, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
Participating in a webinar on effective implementation of budgetary allocation for agriculture and allied sectors, the Prime Minister said such efforts should have been made at least two to three decades ago and now that it has not had been done earlier, there is a need to double up to cover lost ground as well as to take India forward in the global food market.