(a) whether the Government has received any proposal to increase income from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) sponsored farming;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the proposal to increase income through FICCI sponsored agro farming will adversely affect farmers; and
(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( SHRI JAI RAM RAMESH)
(a) to (d): The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) jointly with the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India organized the `Agriculture Summit 2005-Reforms for Raising Farm Income` on April 9-10, 2005 at New Delhi. The objective of the Summit was to create public-private partnership towards developing a new policy and regulatory framework for raising farm sector growth & productivity, income levels of farmers, employment and reducing poverty.