Within this, allocation for the Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE), which is the research wing of the agriculture ministry, was retained at Rs 9,941 crore, the same as in the Interim Budget.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promised to build large-scale clusters for vegetable production near major consumption centres, pilot projects on digital public infrastructure in agriculture, and a new cooperative policy for the sector.
Sudhir Panwar, a former member of the UP Planning Commission, meanwhile, said the entry of the private sector into agriculture research in the name of developing climate-resilient technology and seeds, might affect the sovereignty of public institutions and farmers on seeds.
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