00:00Enhance creation of livestock, dairy and poultry focused integrated value chains
00:05and D. Encourage creation of livestock farmer producer organizations.
00:11High value agriculture.
00:14To diversify farm outputs, increase productivity,
00:20enhance farmers incomes and create new employment opportunities,
00:24we will support high value crops such as coconut, sandalwood, cocoa, cashew in the coastal areas,
00:36agar trees in northeast and nuts such as almonds, walnuts and pine nuts in our hilly regions.
00:45These all of them will be supported.
00:48India is the world's largest producer of coconuts.
00:50About 30 million people, including nearly 10 million farmers, depend on coconuts for their livelihood.
00:59To further enhance competitiveness in coconut production,
01:04I propose a coconut promotion scheme to increase production and enhance productivity
01:09through various interventions, including replacing non-productive trees
01:18with new saplings or plants or varieties in major coconut growing states.
01:27A dedicated program is proposed for Indian cashew and cocoa
01:33to make India self-reliant in raw cashew and coconut production and processing,
01:39enhance export competitiveness and transform Indian cashew and Indian cocoa into premium global brands by 2030.
01:52Sandalwood.
01:54Sandalwood is closely linked to India's social and cultural heritage.
01:59Our government will partner with state governments to promote focused cultivation
02:04and post-harvest processing to restore the glory of the Indian sandalwood ecosystem.
02:10To rejuvenate old, low-yielding orchards and expand high-density cultivation of walnuts, almonds and pine nuts,
02:22we will support a dedicated program to enhance farmer incomes
02:26and in bringing value addition by engaging youth.
02:30I propose to launch Bharat Vistar, a multilingual AI tool that shall integrate the AgriStack portals
02:48and the ICAR package on agricultural practices with AI systems.
02:55This will enhance farm productivity, enable better decisions for farmers
03:01and reduce risk by providing customized advisory support.
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