Express Photo by Kamleshwar SinghUnion Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today urged states to chalk out their own strategy to achieve the target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022. The centre has already come out with a four-volume report suggesting ways to boost farmers’ income, which states will have to study and see how best it can be implemented in each state, he said. While implementing these schemes, he said, states have to “devise their own strategy” to boost farmers’ income by focusing on production-to-post-harvest activities. Echoing similar views, Agriculture Secretary S K Pattanayak said, “doubling farmers’ income by 2022 should be the mantra and all of us should be working towards it. He also mentioned that states should encourage allied farm activities as it will add to income of farmers.

Source: Indian Express September 19, 2017 12:40 UTC