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Calling upon the industry bodies like FICCI to work together for agricultural development, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the private sector should also join hands with the government to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides in farming. He added that the country is agriculture-oriented and farming has a big contribution in the country's economy.

Tomar expressed need to take steps to increase the returns in the field of agriculture and the post-harvest losses to the farmers should be minimal. He said that in this regard, the Central Government is working on several schemes. At the same time, the Government wants that farmers can use technology to shift to remunerative crops. Work is also being done to ensure uniformity and quality in the production of crops.

The Minister noted that that today horticulture should also be promoted so that the country can become self-reliant in all respects, adding that the country is in a very comfortable position in the production of food grains. Ten thousand new FPOs are also being created, which is benefiting the farmers a lot and will continue to do so. Crop diversification should also be encouraged.