Rajasthan agritech meet draws in MoUs worth Rs 955 crore

The Rajasthan government signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth over Rs 955 crore at the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) here on Thursday.

The 21 MoUs, signed in the presence of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, are expected to provide direct employment to 9,488 people and indirect employment to 17,850 people, according to the state government.

After the signing of the MoUs, Raje said implementation on the ground of the proposed projects was more important than the value.

Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Prabhu Lal Saini said that out of the 38 MoUs signed at Jaipur GRAM in November last year, 25 were already being implemented and many were already showing results.

Raje said while the government expected around 30,000 farmers to visit the GRAM meet over the three days, the footfall had already exceeded expectations on its second day.

"This shows that our farmers want to embrace the modern technology. Our biggest takeaway from this meet is the enthusiastic participation of the farmers," she said.

The Chief Minister added that while people thought of Rajasthan as a desert region and that farmers had little scope to thrive here, "there are different climate zones here".

"The intention is to utilise all these zones to their full potential," she said.

The proposed projects include those for agro-processing industries, agri-cluster including cold chain, and animal husbandry.

These would be set up at various locations in the state, including Udaipur, Kota, Bundi, Bikaner, Baran, Jaipur, Sikar, Banswara and Dholpur.

The three-day GRAM meet, being jointly organised by the Rajasthan government and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), concludes on Wednesday.

--IANS

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