NNWN / New Delhi, 2017-10-15

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said that his government is giving preference to woman kisan (Farmer) under various policies such as organic farming and self employment scheme. Speaking at Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas in the Capital on Sunday, Singh said that the contribution of women in prevention of climate change and management of natural resources cannot be denied. The Minister said, women play multi-dimensional roles in agriculture. He said, they are contributing in every field of agriculture from sowing to planting, drainage, irrigation, fertilizer, harvesting, weeding and storage.
He further said that women farmers can propel the country towards second Green Revolution and can change the landscape of the development if they get opportunities and facilities.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, women's contribution to the Indian agriculture is about 32 per cent, while in some states contribution of women kisan is more than men. Under Agriculture policies, provisions of issuing Kisan Credit Card to women farmers and creating livelihood opportunities through livestock practices agricultural processing are mentioned. Therefore, the aim of the Ministry is to increase agricultural production and productivity and make policies of the welfare of the farmers.