PM Modi releases 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient crop varieties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled 109 new crop varieties at the India Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. The release included 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops, encompassing cereals, millets, pulses, fruits, vegetables, and more. Modi emphasized the importance of value addition, natural farming, and organic practices. He also encouraged Krishi Vigyan Kendras to actively inform farmers about these new varieties to enhance their awareness and benefits.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and biofortified varieties of crops at an event at the India Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi.
“The 109 varieties of 61 crops released by the Prime Minister included 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops. Among the field crops, seeds of various cereals including millets, forage crops, oilseeds, pulses, sugarcane, cotton, fibre and other potential crops were released. Among the horticultural crops, different varieties of fruits, vegetable crops, plantation crops, tuber crops, spices, flowers and medicinal crops were released,” The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
PM Modi also interacted with farmers and scientists on the occasion.
“Discussing the importance of these new crop varieties, the Prime Minister stressed on the significance of value addition in agriculture. The farmers said that these new varieties will be highly beneficial as they will help reduce their expenditure and also have a positive impact on the environment,” the PMO statement said.
The PM also discussed the importance of millets, and about the benefits of “natural farming and the increasing faith of common people towards organic farming”.
“The farmers also lauded the role played by Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) in creating awareness. The Prime Minister suggested that KVKs should proactively inform farmers about the benefits of the new varieties being developed every month to enhance awareness about their benefits,” the statement said.
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