Assam CMSarbananda Sonowal reviewed the operations of the agriculture department atKrishi Bhawan in Guwahati on Monday.
He stated the youth should be motivated to take up farming as a means of livelihood and occupation. He instructed the Director of Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation to set up 100 Farmers' Producers Company to revive the agricultural production, distribution, and linkages to local, national, and international markets. These companies would have the capacity of employing almost 500 youths. He further added, the youth should adopt and achieve the target of 'Atma Nirbhar Assam'.
The CM also instructedthe Assam Seeds Corporation Limited to set up at least one seed distributioncentre in every district and produce the seeds that farmers require within thestate itself.
