Aiming to double farmers' income by 2022, Rajasthan government on Friday invited investors to partner with the state government in agriculture and related sectors. "Today Rajasthan is a perfect state for investment. State has policies in agriculture and and allied sectors and offer customise packages to investors and start-ups for establishing food parks, warehousing, procurement, marketing and others," state Public Works
Department Minister Yunus Khan said. He was here for the 'road show' conducted for the forthcoming three-day Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet-2016 to be held on November 9 in partnership with industry body Ficci, a statement said. Khan highlighted new policies, regulations and grants put in place in the state to promote the farm sector. "Unlike other states, in Rajasthan land is abundant and cheaper. ...There are promising opportunities in dates, olive production and dairy business. ...We are focusing on MSME investors so that the farmer can get better profits," he said. The minister said the agri-meet is an attempt to make the farm sector to move up the value chain, attract agri businesses, processing, packaging industries in the agriculture and allied sectors.
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