Noting that his government is facing various issues in implementing agriculture sector related policies of the Centre, Taki said, &ldquo;About 60 per cent of Government of India&apos;s budgeting system for agriculture sector is for post-harvest activities, whereas here we need about 80 per cent of budget for area expansion.&rdquo;
           
           He further said that currently, whatever agriculture production is being done in Arunachal Pradesh is majorly for self-consumption. &ldquo;Unless there is large scale cultivation, we cannot go for exports and for that we need to perk up post-harvest infrastructure which includes setting up cold storages and collection centres.&rdquo;
           
          Sharing a new policy of his government i said, &ldquo;This year in our Agriculture Department we have implemented a new policy, &lsquo;one district one product' for large scale production as part of Government of Indias clarion call for Aatmanirbhar Bharat and we are getting support from NABARD.&rdquo;
           
         He urged the industry to help the state get Organic Certificate for its organic produce from Government of India and regarding the issues being faced by the industry, he urged them to come up with suggestions and conduct coordination meeting and the government would tweak the rules if required.
           
    Talking about the state&apos;s agriculture potential he said that Arunachal Pradesh can produce world&apos;s most exotic fruits, medicinal plants to cater to the entire world&apos;s requirements and help bring down import bills of edible oil.
           
           In his address during the ASSOCHAM webinar, ishra, deputy general manager, NABARD stated the various funds and schemes that are being provided even though there are plenty of challenges like transportation, lack of post-harvest infrastructure and others that are being faced by the farmers in Arunachal Pradesh.
           
            &ldquo;NABARD on its part, is providing funds to the farmers in the state to increase the productivity so that they can fetch better price and market their produce in a better way,&rdquo; said Mishra.</p>
           
            Sharing his perspective, chairman, ASSOCHAM North-East Regional Council, Mahendra Agarwal said, &ldquo;Lack of infrastructure is one of the biggest bottle necks for the development of agriculture in the state. Availability of adequate credit for agriculture operation is also a major concern faced by the state&apos;s farmers. The government has launched several schemes to promote agriculture in the state and industry would work in tandem with the authorities to realise the state&apos;s agriculture potential.&rdquo;
           
           
            