Need To Get Rid Of Description That "Farmer Means Poor": Minister
NDTV
The Minister of State for Agriculture expressed concern over youth getting disinterested in the farming activities and cited the misconception that "farmer is poor" created in books and media as one of the reasons for this situation.
Union Minister Kailash Choudhary on Thursday said there is a need to get rid of the description that "farmer means poor" as this kind of "misconception" is discouraging youth from pursuing agriculture as a profession.
Addressing an event organised by the digital platform Rural Voice, the Minister of State for Agriculture expressed concern over youth getting disinterested in the farming activities and cited the misconception that "farmer is poor" created in books and media as one of the reasons for this situation.
"There is a need to get rid of the description that farmer means poor," he said.
Whenever there is a discussion on farmers in villages or other places, there is a general perception that 'farmers must be poor', he said.
