The government's investments in agriculture infrastructure will result in long-term wealth creation in rural areas as also realising the full agriculture prowess of the country, according to Ravichandran Purushothaman, president, Danfoss India.

“The new fund is set to be a gamechanger and will create a positive roadmap towards addressing the challenges across the food industry - from value creation to better supply chain. With due focus on minimising gaps and strengthening the farm-gate infrastructure, the upliftment of the sector will open the door to increased productivity and employment opportunities, truly making India an agricultural power to reckon with. But execution is the key here,” he added.

Additionally, the allotment of Rs 20,000 crore towards fisheries will help build the foundation to reduce post-harvest losses and aid the department's vision to double exports to 100,000 crore by 2025. 

With increased economic returns, this would also facilitate the upliftment of India's blue economy.

Agriculture is a state subject and if it's carefully implemented by all our state governments, it can transform India to become a food powerhouse in the next 10 years and lead the way to transform rural lives and livelihoods.

“With collaborative efforts by the policy makers and the industry players, agriculture together with food processing, can emerge as the next biggest job creator in India,” he opined.