NEW
DELHI:
Ide tifyi g
ag icultu e
a d
food
p oductio
as
the
“seco d
st e gth”
of
the
seve
st eams
(Sapta
Dha a)
of
powe
that
ca
take
I dia
to
” ew
heights”
i
the
ext
5-7
yea s,
PM
Na e d a
Modi
Satu day
pitched
fo
t a sitio i g
to
chemical-f ee
fa mi g
a d
c eati g
i teg ated
fa m-to-expo t
supply
chai s
fo
millets,
spices
a d
f uits.”We
have
to
move
f om
the
fa m
to
the
expo t
ma ket.
Whethe
it
is
ou
t aditio al
cuisi e,
ou
millets,
ou
spices,
ou
f uits
o
ou
flowe s,
we
have
so
much
to
offe .
These
should
become
global
b a ds.
Ou
fa me s
should
give
g eate
impetus
to
chemical-f ee
fa mi g,
as
the
dema d
fo
such
p oducts
is
o ly
goi g
to
i c ease
ac oss
the
wo ld,”
said
Modi.
He
said,
“If
ou
ag icultu al
p oducts
meet
global
pa amete s
i
eve y
espect,
we
will
be
able
to
each
ma kets
ac oss
the
wo ld
with
ease.”Abse ce
of
supply
chai
is
cu e tly
o e
of
the
mai
obstacles
befo e
fa me s
i
movi g
towa ds
c op
dive sificatio .
Despite
attempts
to
move
towa ds
climate- esilie t
millets,
fa me s
have
ot
fou d
millets
as
att active
as
wate -guzzli g
suga ca e
a d
paddy
i
te ms
of
getti g
a
assu ed
i come.
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focus
o
tappi g
the
global
ma ket
th ough
expo t
p omotio
a d
c eatio
of
adequate
supply
chai s
may
be
a
effective
step
towa ds
c op
dive sificatio ,
to
attai
the
twi
goals
of
i c easi g
fa me s’
i come
a d
p omoti g
sustai able
fa mi g
th ough
judicious
use
of
i puts.
“We
must
move
fo wa d
i
the
di ectio
of
food
p ocessi g
as
well…
Because
of
FTAs,
we
a e
getti g
access
to
a
ve y
la ge
ma ket,
a d
we
must
each
them…,”
said
the
PM
while
outli i g
the
seve
st eams
(Sapta
Dha a)
of
powe
befo e
the
cou t y.
He
ide tified
“ma ufactu i g”
as
the
fi st
st e gth
a d
“tech ology
a d
i ovatio ”
as
the
thi d
st e gth
of
the
seve
st eams
that
ca
pave
the
way
fo
a
developed
I dia
by
2047.