Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a post-Finances webinar on ‘Sustaining and Strengthening Financial Progress’ by way of video conferencing in New Delhi on Friday. Photograph Credit score: DD Information by way of ANI Video Seize
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a webinar on Rural Financial system and Agriculture Finances right here on Friday (6 March 2026) and urged agri-entrepreneurs to maneuver past investments in storage and improve innovation and funding in processing, provide chain, agritech, agri-fintech and exports. Mr. Modi requested farmers to concentrate on export-oriented, high-value crops.
The Prime Minister stated the nation has achieved file manufacturing of all the things from meals grains and pulses to oilseeds. He stated there was a have to inject new power into agriculture and the 2026-27 funds was one other step in that path. Citing altering world calls for, he stated it was crucial to debate the best way to make the nation’s agriculture extra export-oriented.
“This yr’s funds provides myriad new alternatives on this regard. It units the tone for bettering productiveness and strengthening export energy. The funds has a powerful concentrate on high-value agriculture. Regional promotions are proposed for merchandise comparable to coconut, cashew, cocoa and sandalwood,” he stated, including that in states comparable to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, coconut bushes are ageing and dropping productiveness. “To additional profit farmers in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, particular emphasis has been positioned on coconut this time, which is able to profit farmers within the coming days,” Modi stated.
He stated the seafood sector has nice potential to spice up exports. “At the moment, about 400,000 tonnes of fish are produced in our reservoirs, ponds and waters. However we’ve got the potential to provide an extra 2 million tonnes of fish. Think about how a lot their lives will change. We’ve got the chance to diversify rural incomes. Fisheries is usually a main base for export growth, as there’s world demand.”
“Hatcheries, feed, processing, branding, export and the required logistics all require new enterprise fashions. This is a chance to remodel fisheries right into a high-value and high-impact sector for native prosperity, and we should all work collectively on this path,” the Prime Minister stated.
