- New Union Agriculture minister in the Modi govt makes a u-turn over UPA’s policy of using GM seeds, says it will be used only when absolutely necessary
- Keeping in mind possibility of poor monsoon, states told to keep 10 % of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana funds to deal with any contingencies
- States also advised to keep stocks of short duration crop seeds and seeds that can be sown late
- To help small, marginal farmers, work on PM’s Rural Irrigation Project will be taken up across the country to complete pending irrigation projects
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/gm-crops-will-be-put-on-the-back-burner/article6059236.ece
Exams Perspective:
- GM seeds
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
- PM’s Rural Irrigation Project
- Monsoon