New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): World Bank President Ajay Banga has praised the Uttar Pradesh government for presenting a successful model of resilience-based agriculture that supports small farmers.
He said the State has effectively demonstrated how digital systems and cooperative frameworks can strengthen the agricultural ecosystem and improve livelihoods.
Banga shared these remarks during his address at the World Bank's annual meeting at the event AgriConnect: Farms , Firms, and Finance for Jobs.
He stated, "A couple of months ago I was in Uttar Pradesh and I saw all this come together. The foundation, the cooperatives, resilience, and most importantly, the glue that held it together, the digital system, and it delivered. Proof of concept is, it works, and we need to scale it.