‘Modernisation in agriculture sector need of the hour’: PM Modi

Addressing the nation on his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said modernisation in the agriculture sector is the need of the hour as already a lot of time has been lost. "In India's agriculture sector, modernisation is the need of the hour. It has been delayed and we have already lost a lot of time," the prime minister said in his 75th episode of Mann Ki Baat. "In order to create new employment opportunities in the agriculture sector, to increase farmers' income, it is equally important to adopt new alternatives, innovations along with traditional agricultural practices," he said. The country has witnessed this during the white revolution and bee farming is also emerging as one such alternative, he added. Watch the full video for more.