New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government is extending end-to-end support to farmers across the entire agricultural value chain from improving soil health and irrigation to ensuring fair prices and market access, underlining the government's commitment to raising rural incomes.

Speaking after inaugurating a Farmers' Training and Common Facility Centre in Raichur, Karnataka, Sitharaman said the Centre's initiatives span all stages of farm activity.

This ranges from ensuring price support and expanding markets, to improving soil and water management, offering risk cover, and enhancing farmers' access to working capital, the minister said. These comprehensive measures are aimed at delivering ...