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In his keynote address, the Hon’ble Chief Minister said that the primary agenda for the State is to benefit, uplift, and improve the income of farmers. Recognizing that farmers make up more than 70 percent of the employment and economic livelihood engagement in Meghalaya, he emphasized that helping them is the core agenda and mission. To achieve this, the State is focusing on foundational agricultural support, including improving soil health, providing good quality seeds, delivering timely assistance, and ensuring available working capital.

Crucially, the government is prioritizing the ability to create and add value to agricultural products. As part of this push for value addition, the new spice processing unit will be inaugurated in the next couple of months to serve farmers across Ri-Bhoi and the entire State. While acknowledging a significant growth in farmer incomes over the last eight years, he highlighted the innovative use of the newly inaugurated biochar unit. Emphasizing the vision driving these continuous interventions, he stated, "One of the most important agendas for our government is to see how we can benefit, how we can uplift, and how we can improve the income of our farmers"