Our economic policy hinges on farming, says PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi said there was a time when India’s food security was a global concern whereas today the country is providing solutions for global food and nutrition security. He said agriculture is the core of the country’s economic policy and small farmers are the biggest strength of India’s food security.
Addressing the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), Modi said India, being a food surplus country today, is committed to global welfare as a ‘Vishwa Bandhu’, noting that the country’s vision for global welfare was put forward on various fora including ‘One Earth, One Family and One Future’ (at G20), ‘Mission LiFE’, and ‘One Earth, One Health’.
The theme for this year’s ICAE is “Transformation Towards Sustainable AgriFood Systems” to promote sustainable agriculture in the face of global challenges such as climate change, natural resource degradation, rising production costs and conflicts.
The six-day conference is being held in India after 65 years. Over 1,000 delegates from 75 nations are taking part in the conference. Referring to ‘Krishi Parashar’, an almost 2,000-year-old treatise on agriculture based on India’s rich heritage, Modi emphasised the longevity of ancient local beliefs and experiences about agriculture and food. He also noted the priority given to science and logic in Indian agriculture tradition.