Union Agriculture Minister inaugurates the setting up of "Agriculture Investment Portal"

Union Agriculture Minister inaugurates the setting up of "Agriculture Investment Portal"

• Union Agriculture Minister said that in the current perspective there is a need for investment in the agriculture sector, in view of which the government has initiated many reforms, incorporated technology in agriculture and to ensure the eligible farmers are provided aid with transparency, the Digital Agriculture Mission has also been started in the country. 
• Union Agriculture Minister told that with the aim of further increasing investment in agriculture, the Government of India has allocated a special package of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Work on these provisions has started, including the Rs. 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. Once these are implemented, the Indian agriculture sector will be rejuvenated.
• Union Agriculture Minister said that the "Krishi Nivesh Portal" (Agriculture Investment Portal) will prove to be a milestone in terms of investment in the agriculture sector, which will be a centralized one stop portal for agri-investors to avail benefits of various government schemes implemented by various departments related to agriculture and allied sectors. This portal would prove to be handy for the investors, they would get a lot of help from it.

India must strive to become the global capital of millets

• Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that India must strive to become the global capital of millets. He was addressing the gathering at the ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave in New Delhi today.
• The Minister said that the Millets-Smart Nutritive Food Conclave and the first international buyer-seller meet on millets being held on the side-lines of the Conclave would help prepare the country for the ‘International Year of Millets 2023’. 
• He pointed out that India had celebrated its Year of Millets in 2018.He added that UN has accepted 2023 to be the international year of millets at India’s request which was endorsed by over 70 countries.
• The Minister pointed out there were around 250 start-ups being supported by the centre working on millets and that Indian Institute of Millets Research has been incubating start-ups on millets and suggested that the Indian Institute of Packaging could be roped in to innovate and improve packaging of millets and millet products.