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Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched two new portals, including one for the registration of pesticides. Another portal is for documentation related to imports and exports of agri-products and plants.
The minister launched the two portals — CROP (Comprehensive Registration of Pesticides) and PQMS (Plant Quarantine Management System) — in an event held at the Pusa complex, with an aim to improve the ease of doing business.
Addressing the event, Tomar said the two new portals have been launched to make the process of pesticides registration and documentation process for export-import simple and transparent.
The government is committed to making improvements in systems if required, he added. Highlighting the importance of the agriculture sector in the Indian economy, Tomar stressed the need to strengthen the farm sector.
The country is not only self-sufficient in the foodgrains production but also has surplus stocks which are attributed to the efforts of the farmers’ community, research done by farm scientists, and the farmer-friendly policies of the government, he added.
The minister said the country’s foodgrains production and the government’s procurement operation remained unaffected despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
He further emphasised the need to strengthen the agriculture sector through government policies, research activities, focus on quality, transparency, and ease of doing business to make India even stronger.
The Centre and the State governments have taken various steps to bring reforms, attract investments in the agriculture sector and improve farmer’s income through a better agri-marketing system, he added.
The two new portals have been developed to bring ease of doing business and make systems simple, fair, and transparent, Agriculture Secretary Manoj Ahuja said.
