In order to provide a global platform to the Punjab farmers, the state government has decided to join hands with Australian government. While welcoming the Australian High Commissioner to India HarinderKaurSidhu on Sunday in Amritsar, the Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Sidhu has batted for marketing Punjab crop in world market and said that Australia, which has expertise in this, can be of great help.

The Punjab Minister who quoted a recent statement by a senior official of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Ayog, emphasised that there was need to market the Punjab crop in the world market and this can be a real game changer for the farmers. The Minister said this will have great results and not only benefit the farmers but also liberate the farmers from the clutches of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

Sidhu, who applauded the Australian expertise in this arena said, “Australia has great strength and technical prowess to market crop in the world market. I have requested the Australian High Commissioner and she has assured all help”.

As the Punjab Minister insisted that Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh can go to Australia and witness all this happening there and also see how Punjab can benefit from it, the Australian High Commissioner said that firstly a delegation from Punjab can come to see how crop is marketed at world level.

The Minister said that he will discuss with the Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh and soon a delegation will be sent to Australia to know strategies and their rich results.

The Punjab Minister said this entire process can directly benefit the farmers and will give a fillip to the state as well. Other than agricultural aspect, the Minister said that Punjab will tie with Tourism Australia to develop in this sector.

Meanwhile, the Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu also batted for the happy seeder technology.”We have already done one Lakh hectare through this technology and it helps in a great way to fight the serious issue of stubble burning. This technology is a great success already and can help in battling the problem of stubble burning”, he said.

Talking about Tourism, the Punjab Minister said, Australia is one of the most looked after destinations and Amritsar also has seen a rise in number by 25,000 tourists per day. “We need to further tap this potential and after taking Australian know how on this, efforts will be to further bolster the tourism”, he added.

Applauding the efforts of Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and the Punjab State, the Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Kaur Sidhu said, “Yes, the marketing of crop into the world market is a great idea and the Minister has shown the initiatives of his government here. We in Australia expertise in this and will look forward to give ample support to the Punjab State.