Govt mulls ₹43,500-cr corpus for poultry, dairy sectors
February 19, 2021
Ashok Dalwai, CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority×
Agri policies focused on post-harvest management, open market: Ashok Dalwai
The Centre plans to create a $6-billion corpus (₹43,500 crore) to strengthen logistics in animal husbandry, dairy and food processing sectors as part of its efforts to connect the farmgate to newer markets, a senior government official said today.
Ministry of Agriculture’s National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ashok Dalwai, addressing the Global Castor Conference 2021 organised by the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA), the Union government’s agricultural policies to create free and open markets supported by measures to strengthen the farmers hand.