JODHPUR: Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said populist promises like loan waiver could not offer permanent solutions to pending problems of farmers. He said there was a dire need of cheaper loans, uninterrupted power supply and better facilities for marketing of produce so that agriculture could come out of the curse of loss-making business.
Naidu said this while addressing the scientists of the Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) on the third day of Jodhpur visit on Wednesday. Naidu said technology must not remain restricted to laboratories but should be made available to farmers in the field.
He also advocated amalgamation of traditional wisdom of agriculture with the latest technological advancements and researches in order to make agriculture more profitable and secure.
“Besides this, scientists should discover some practical innovations to thwart the challenges of climate change and increase the production,” he said.
Earllier in the day, Naidu visited the BSF headquarters of Rajasthan Frontier and addressed officials.
scenario in India’s neighbourhood has been posing new challenges to the security forces at our border. But it is a matter of great satisfaction that the security forces were capable of dealing with these challenges”, he said.
He extoled BSF for its participation in anti-naxalite movement in Odisha and Chhattisgarh and also mentioned its contribution in rescue and relief operations during flood and other natural calamities.
