PM-led meet dwells on crop biotech, format for capital infusion in farming

Modi holds meeting on agro marketing reforms amid Covid lockdown; stresses on need to protect small farmer

In a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the government deliberated on the possibility of a uniform statutory framework in the country for infusing capital and technology in the agriculture sector through newer ways.

It also discussed pros and cons of biotechnology in the crop sector, along with fast-tracking reforms in agriculture marketing, according to a statement issued after the meeting.

Developing the Electronic-National Agriculture Market (e-NaM) platform into a ‘platform of platforms’ for e-commerce trade was discussed in the meeting as well.

Yesterday, the government added 200 new mandis to the e-NaM platform taking the total to