The push towards modernizing agricultural practices, particularly in the realm of hi-tech farming and value-added agriculture, underscores a pivotal shift in agricultural policies. Emphasizing self-sufficiency and sustainable resource management, the government has initiated significant reforms. These include according industrial status to plantations, promoting multi-cropping, and establishing a Plantation Directorate to integrate various administrative departments. The policy framework is geared towards fostering value-added products from plantations and encouraging cluster projects for high-value horticultural crops.

Furthermore, there's a concerted effort to bolster infrastructure through streamlined project sanctioning systems and extending cluster projects to commercial crops. Skilling and capacity-building initiatives are underway, with workshops and training programs focusing on modern farming techniques and technologies such as vertical farming, hydroponics, and micro-irrigation methods.

Research and development initiatives are central to this transformation, with plans for modern R&D facilities in collaboration with major agro-industries. These facilities aim to enhance seedling expansion, optimize plant growth media, and refine technologies for greenhouse structures. Additionally, efforts to improve processing and value addition for high-value horticultural crops are being launched. Through the Value-Added Agriculture Mission (VAAM), enterprises will receive comprehensive support across policy, finance, technology, and marketing domains, fostering an ecosystem conducive to agricultural value addition and innovation.