Gates Foundation sharpens focus on increasing income of Indian farmers

The foundation will focus more in helping Indian farmers on marketing their produce

With an intention to help improve the income of Indian farmers, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will now sharpen focus on this area. The foundation has also collaborated with Niti Aayog to work on a project in Bihar. 

“Indian agriculture is facing several challenges despite Indian government being one of the largest spender on agriculture in the world," Dr. Purvi Mehta, Asia Lead- Agriculture, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said speaking on the priorities for 2017. 

"We have decided to sharpen our focus on increasing farmers’ income as a knowledge partner and working with farmers organisation, government agencies etc