Director-General of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) Himanshu Pathak has emphasised the need for bringing about a transformation in the farm sector to make India a developed country from a developing country.
Delivering his address at the 36th annual convocation of the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) held at the Farmers Knowledge Centre in Dharwad on Monday, he said that despite being the highest contributor to the GDP of the country, the farm sector is undergoing a turbulence because of natural calamities and climate change.
Mr. Pathak said that there is still a need for scientific research and new models of farming for strengthening the farm sector.