To boost the agriculture sector, NABARD suggested to improve the adoption of technology in agriculture, usage of drones, measures to tackle man-animal conflict, uniform leasing policy for water bodies. At the meeting attended by various bankers and numerous departmental heads, it was found out that the agriculture sector constituted 52 per cent of the total projection for priority sector. Dr B. Ashok, Kerala Agricultural Production Commissioner, highlighted the importance of improving the investment credit in agriculture and thereby capital formation besides pointed out the need for value addition in the agri and non-farm sector products.
NABARD suggested improving technology adoption, drone usage, and uniform leasing policies for water bodies to boost agriculture, which constitutes 52% of the priority sector projection.