Budget 2024: Over 1 Crore Farmers Transition to Natural Farming, Announces FM Sitharaman| Watch

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As FM Nirmala Sitharaman heads to introduce first union budget of Modi 3.0, Finance Minister Sitharaman announced a nationwide initiative to promote natural farming in India. The plan aims to engage 1 crore (10 million) farmers in natural farming practices over the next two years. The government will provide support for branding naturally farmed products. This ambitious project signifies a major shift towards sustainable agriculture, potentially transforming farming practices across the country. The initiative could impact both agricultural methods and market dynamics for farm produce in India.    #Budget2024 #NirmalaSitharaman #Sitharaman #FMSitharaman #PMModi #Modinews #Budgetlive #BudgetSessionlive #LokSabhaLive #Indianews #Oneindia #Oneindianews #BudgetWithOneindia                 ~PR.320~ED.103~HT.336~GR.125~

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00:00A strategy is being put in place to achieve Atma Nirbharta for oil seeds such as mustard,

00:08groundnut, sesame, soybean and sunflower. Large-scale clusters for vegetable production

00:17will be developed. The implementation of the digital public infrastructure in agriculture

00:23for coverage of farmers and their lands in three years. The details of six crore farmers

00:30and their lands will be brought into the farmer and land registries. Financial support for setting

00:39up a network of nucleus breeding centers for shrimp brood stocks will be provided.

00:47Financing for shrimp farming, processing and export will be facilitated through NABARD.

00:55Missions for pulses and oil seeds. For achieving self-sufficiency in pulses and oil seeds,

01:03we will strengthen their production, storage and marketing. As announced in the interim budget,

01:10a strategy is being put in place to achieve Atma Nirbharta for oil seeds such as mustard,

01:18groundnut, sesame, soybean and sunflower. Vegetable production and supply chains.

01:27Large-scale clusters for vegetable production will be developed closer to major consumption

01:35centers. We will promote farmer producer organizations, cooperatives and startups

01:41for vegetable supply chains, including for collection and storage and marketing.

01:49Digital public infrastructure for agriculture.

01:54Buoyed by the success of the pilot project, our government, in partnership with the states,

02:01will facilitate the implementation of the digital public infrastructure

02:06in agriculture for coverage of farmers and their lands in three years. During this year,

02:14digital crop survey for Kharif using the DPI will be taken up in 400 districts.

02:22The details of six crore farmers and their lands will be brought into the farmer and land

02:30registries. Further, the issuance of Jan Samarth based Kisan credit cards will be enabled in five

02:40states. Shrimp production and export. Financial support for setting up a network of nucleus

02:51breeding centers for shrimp brood stocks will be provided. Financing for shrimp farming,

02:59processing and export will be facilitated through NABARD.

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