“We welcome the farmer-focused budget in Karnataka. It is good to see that all-round development of agriculture has been addressed, by investment in irrigation, rural development, lake rejuvenation, farm produce, warehousing, Interest subvention, support for dairy, indigenous animals, food processing and organic farming. We are especially excited about the promotion of water-efficient agriculture on the Israeli model. We do think that the Silk industry will need a lot more support for modernization in cocoon processing and marketing.” – Ravindra Agrawal, Managing Director, KisanKraft