India’s agriculture exports can be doubled in ‘medium term’, says ITC Chairman
The Hindu
“There is an urgent need to deal with the agriculture value chain, which would help in improving the quality of income in rural areas and ushering in socio-economic transformation in the country, ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri said.
India accounts for only 2.5% of the global agriculture exports, and there is an opportunity to double it in the medium term and improve the economics of the sector, ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri said on Thursday.
“There is an urgent need to deal with the agriculture value chain, which would help in improving the quality of income in rural areas and ushering in socio-economic transformation in the country,” Mr. Puri said while virtually addressing an event organised by industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI.)
The sector also needs “immediate and substantive transformation” because it is also the most threatened by global climate change, he added.