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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that cooperative major IFFCO’s initiatives to train the farming community on right use of fertilisers, advanced techniques and cash-less transactions will help in doubling farmers’ income by 2022.
In a message on the occasion of the cooperative’s golden jubilee year, Mr Modi said, IFFCO’s contribution in the upliftment of farmers and co-operative organisations is praiseworthy. He said, the cooperative has also played an important role in implementation of urea neem-coating programme rolled out by the government to curb black marketing of urea.
Stating that the government has fixed a target to double farmers’ income by 2022, Mr Modi said, IFFCO’s initiatives to connect farmers with best farm techniques will be helpful in achieving this goal. Founded in 1967 with just 57 cooperatives, IFFCO is today an amalgamation of over 36,000 Indian cooperatives. On its 50th year, it is conducting training programmes for farmers at 125 locations across the country.