Virendra Singh, a three-time MP from Bhadohi and a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, also requested the government to encourage organic farming and set up organic crop certification centres at the block level.
"There should a separate budget for agriculture sector on the lines of Railways as two-thirds of our population are linked to it. The Central government can always have policies to facilitate farmers in states to make farming remunerative enough and to ensure that poor farmers do not commit suicides," Singh told PTI.
"The government should promote such farming and small farmers. There should also be a subsidy on natural (cattle dung) fertiliser for use by small farmers," he said.
He said he will raise the issue at party forum and other platforms also.