Bring in sweet revolution: Narendra Modi to farmers

Amreli (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon farmers to launch ‘sweet revolution’ and ‘blue revolution’ by taking up honey bee farming and optimising use of waterways for transportation.

After inaugurating the Amreli Agriculture Produce Market committee’s new marketing yard in this Saurashtra town, Mr Modi appealed to farmers to adopt modern practices such as drip irrigation and solar power to improve income, and pledged his government's support.

“After green and white revolutions, now it is time for ‘blue revolution’ and ‘sweet revolution’,” he said. “These two revolutions have the potential to transform the lives of people of Saurashtra,” Mr Modi said, addressing a conference of cooperatives here. “This is the launch of Madhu Kranti,” said Mr Modi, who also laid the foundation stone for an ice-cream manufacturing plant and a honey farm to be set up by the Amreli District Co-operative Milk Producers Union (Amar Dairy) here.

“Like white and green revolutions, sweet revolution will also grow fast. Farmers can earn additional '2 lakh even with 50 beehives,” the PM said.