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Agri sector silver lining for FY21 amid economic slowdown: NABARD chief

Chintala said one of the prescriptions for lifting the economy out of a slowdown was to put in place a strategy that leverages its latent strength

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To support the agri start-ups entering the Death Valley phase, NABARD has set up a Catalytic Capital Fund' of Rs 100 crore, Chintala said.

Press Trust of India Hyderabad

3 min read Last Updated : Aug 27 2020 | 10:35 PM IST

The indispensability of the agriculture sector in the country has been brought to focus by the Covid-19 pandemic and it remained the silver lining for 2020-21, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman Govinda Rajulu Chintala said on Thursday.

Talking about the adverse impact of Covid-19 on the world and the countrys economies, he said one of the prescriptions for lifting the economy out of a slowdown was to put in place a strategy that leverages its latent strength.

And agriculture sector is the silver lining for 2020-21 and the pandemic has brought the indispensability of the sector

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown agriculture sector Economic slowdown NABARD Indian Economy Agriculture

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