second state in the Northeast after Assam to launch the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), a flagship programme of the UPA government, to ensure food security for all.
With the Centre and Chief Minister Nabam Tuki attaching top priority to the agri-horti sector, time was opportune for a turnaround, Agri Minister Setong Sena said yesterday and expressed hope that the NSFM would be a turning point for a better future.
Addressing agriculture officers at the launch of the mission here, Sena said the answer to the lack of growth of Arunachal