Gadkari addressed the Agrovision organising committee meeting ahead of the four-day agriculture exhibition in Nagpur on Sunday
He asked elected representatives and taluka-level workers to give farmers accurate information and guidance so that they could face the crisis in a better way. Also, modern farming technology must be introduced in the region.
We can make Vidarbha drought free with collective effort, proper planning and effective use of available resources,” Gadkari said. The MP said the shared aim should be to take various govt schemes to the last person in society, make farmers and farming prosperous and improve the lives of the common man. “For farmers and the agriculture sector to prosper, all of us should come together on one platform through Agrovision,” he said. Gadkari said water conservation is the need of the hour and that the present crisis should be seen as an opportunity to plan for the future. Conservation, management of available water sources, frugal use of water, and the right choice of crops are especially important in the current scenario,” he said. He asked farmers to plan sowing according to the resources available and assured them of help from the state govt.
Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari called on elected representatives to put party differences aside and work together to make Vidarbha drought-free. Gadkari, chief promoter of Agrovision, was speaking at a meeting of the organising committee of the agriculture exhibition. “We all must work to make Vidarbha drought-free. Taluka and district-level workers in rural areas, along with MLAs and MPs, must set aside party differences and work together on this issue. Though the challenge is big, overcoming it is not impossible. Gadkari appealed to all those present at the meeting to join hands for the cause. “Climate change and uncertain rain have made things difficult for farmers. Minister of state, finance, Ashish Jaiswal, spoke about the schemes the agriculture department is running during the drought. Jaiswal added that information on govt schemes must reach farmers.