Agri reforms to usher in new investments, farmers to gain: Modi (Ld)

New Delhi, Dec 12 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that agricultural reforms will usher in new investments into the sector.
The Prime Minister said this during a video conference on the occasion of the 93rd annual general meeting of industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci).
Modi said that agricultural reforms will increase synchronisation in the sector and help create better logistics and cold-chain infrastructure.
The Prime Minister told the gathering that investment in technology, cold storage and the agri-sector will benefit the farmers. Besides, he also dwelled on the steps to help the farmers and the agri-sector at length.
According to the Prime Minister, through policy and intention, the government is committed to the welfare of the farmers.
Noting the increasing vibrancy of the agri-sector, he talked of the new alternatives available to the farmers to sell their produce outside the mandis, modernisation of mandis and option of selling produce on electronic platform.