Umiam, Nov. 18 -- Meghalaya Governor C.H. Vijayashankar on Monday urged policymakers and experts to adopt a long-term approach that ensures agricultural land remains dedicated to farming and that technological advancements benefit even the remotest villages.
Inaugurating the Regional Agri Fair 2025-26 at the College of Agriculture, Kyrdemkulai, Ri-Bhoi district, Vijayshankar recalled his rural and agricultural background, he highlighted how traditional farming systems and rural industries once enabled villages to remain self-sufficient.
Voicing concern that rural economies have become dependent on urban centres, calling it an unhealthy trend for national development, the Governor said that with nearly 70 per cent of India's population liv...