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Agriculture should serve as a means of income, livelihood and opportunities for the local community – This statement was given by:

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    Dr. Madhavan Nair
  • 2
    Dr. Manmohan Singh
  • 3
    Dr. Abdul Kalam
  • 4
    Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
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Answer : 4. "Dr. M.S. Swaminathan"
Explanation :

For the first time in India, in 1960-61, a program called Intensive Agriculture District Program was run in 7 selected districts of the country. Pali of Rajasthan was also involved in this. The objective of this program was to provide loans, seeds, fertilizers, tools etc. to the farmers and to create a framework for intensive farming in other areas through central efforts.

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