President Droupadi Murmu launches 4th Agriculture Road Map of Bihar

The road map focuses on the storage, processing and expansion of seed and irrigation along with crop diversification as well as improved agriculture marketing.

President Droupadi Murmu launched the fourth Krishi Road Map (2023-2028) of Bihar worth ₹1.62 lakh crore on Wednesday. The Agriculture Road Map focuses on increasing agricultural production in the State, while also increasing farmers’ incomes in the next five years.

The road map, the fourth of its kind, also focuses on the storage, processing and expansion of seed and irrigation along with crop diversification as well as improved agriculture marketing.

The President launched the Agriculture Road Map at Babu Sabhagar in the presence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Agriculture Minister Kumar Sarvjeet, Bihar legislative assembly Speaker Awadh Bihar Choudhary and Ministers of several other departments.

The first Agriculture Road Map was launched in 2008, followed by another in 2012 and a third in 2017. Mr. Kumar earlier invited Presidents Pranab Mukherjee and Ram Nath Kovind to launch the second and third Agriculture Road Maps respectively.  

“After serving as the President, I will return to my village to do farming. This is my first visit to Bihar as the President but I am closely aware of the culture of Bihar and its people. While being the Governor of Jharkhand, I had the opportunity to know the civilisation and culture of Bihar and Jharkhand in a better way. At the same time, my home district Odisha is also connected to Bihar. So, from a point of view, I feel I can also call myself a Bihari,“ Ms. Murmu said.

The President pointed out that farmers will benefit from engaging in organic farming. Ms. Murmu also expressed her happiness with regards to the construction of an organic corridor on the banks of the river Ganga. The corridor is being used for organic farming, and ethanol is also being produced in Bihar.

“There is a lot of hope from Bihar to fulfil the dream of developed India. The Chief Minister has invited me to visit Bihar and I will definitely come to Bihar again, because I consider this State as my own. I am also a farmer’s daughter. I would like to see the good work being done under the Agriculture Road Map of Bihar,“ Ms. Murmu said.