date:Jul 21, 2014
nt called PRODUCE with a sum of $34 million which will be used for building 2,000 producers organizations across the country over the next two years.
The minister also initiated the scheme Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme) with a sum of $167 million that would facilitate access to irrigation.
There was a need to provide assured irrigation to mitigate risk to the farmer since bulk of the farm lands are rainfed and depend on monsoon.