As the farming community in Punjab continue to face economic distress, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government wants the BJP-led government at the Centre to take the farmers of the State out of the debt trap, and promote crop diversification besides fruit and vegetable farming.
Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Friday handed over a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Narinder Singh Tomar to impress upon the Union government in this regard.
Mr. Dhaliwal has demanded a financial package for curbing the trend of stubble burning, reducing the hardships of border area farmers and saving water in agriculture and using modern tools to protect against pest attacks. Apart from this, it has also been demanded to open the export of agricultural and horticultural products to the Middle East so as to expand the income of farmers of the State.
