Key Points
Not just green, white & blue too: Budget proposal on increasing output of oilseeds, milk & aquaculture products to help India reduce dependence on imports..
The Union Cabinet has approved continuation of the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) under Infrastructure Development Fund (IDF) with an outlay of 29,610.25 crore till 2025-26..
India's aquaculture exports in 2023-24 were flat, after having grown in double digits during the last decade..
Ashok Dalwai, chairman of Empowered Body on Doubling Farmers' Income, said, "The focus of this year's budget is pivoted around growth, income and jobs in the rural sector linked to agriculture; diversification of agriculture beyond crops to livestock and fisheries; and special attention to deficit crops like seasonal oilseeds..."..
We need better technology to improve productivity and cheaper input costs for farmers to reduce the cost of production," said G Pavan Kumar, president, Seafood Exporters' Association of India...
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