Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chauhan spoke to reporters on Friday at the Agni Hall in New Delhi’s Busa Complex. During this time, he provided information on the arrangements and strategies of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare before the sowing of the National Agricultural Conference- Karib 2025 campaign. Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ramnath Thakur and Minister of Agriculture from various states also participated in the press conference.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said today that there was a fiction debate with the agricultural ministers of the states, the central and state government and ICAR and other concerned ministries and all other virtual officials. Due to the excellent performance of the states, the hard work of the farmers and the guidance of the prime minister, the rice area of Carib 2023-24 is 40.73 million hectares, which has risen to 43.42 million hectares in 2024-25. The production of rice in 2023-24 was 113.26 million tonnes, which increased to 120.68 million tonnes in Carif 2024-25. Similarly, in the period of 2023-24, the maize was 8.33 million hectares, which was 8.44 million hectares in 2024-25, and the maize production was 22.25 million tonnes in 2023-24, which was 24.81 million tonnes in Carif 2024-25.
Increase in a 3.8 percent increase in the field of food grains
Shivraj Singh said the total food sector increased by 3.8 per cent compared to last year, with the main growth of rice and maize. By 2024, the total food production increased by 6.81 per cent compared to the production of Carib 2024 last year, including high production in crops such as rice, maize and Jovar. Despite the opposite climate conditions, our food production continues to increase, he said. Rabbi’s second assessment is also very confident. This goal can be achieved by ICAR scientists due to the development of many new climate friendship. States have tried to increase production in agriculture. Shivraj Singh congratulated all of them for contributing to the growth of production and said I would bow down to the hard work of our farmers.
When Union Minister Shivraj Singh advances in the Garib season, the farmers are able to reach the farmers properly and they are trying to create it for the farmers. There has been a lot of debate to reach the farmers. Under the policy of the Laboratory for the land, Sauhan said that scientists and farmers should work together, there is a huge need. It is a pleasure to have 16 thousand scientists, including ICAR, Agricultural Science Center and Agricultural University, and its contribution is an effective arrangement for farmers to provide exact information on research.
Agricultural scientists go from village to village
The Minister of Agriculture, this time, will form a committee of 4-4 scientists after June 15, for the charif crop, and the staff of the agricultural sector of the states will be associated with them. Partners of the central government’s agricultural sector will join progressive farmers, and this will be a great technology to increase carf crop production for 15 days to increase the benefit of good seeds. A group can go to three places in three places in a day, in which the farmers can discuss the good seeds of the farmers in detail the farmers, the agricultural procedures, climate -sowing, and the results of proper crop.
As far as the seeds are concerned, the seeds require 164.254 lakh quintals, and we have 178.48 lakh quintals. Advanced seeds can be provided according to the needs of all states. It is a pleasure that the rate of change of seed is increasing. Previous farmers would sow traditional seeds, but the seed must be replaced 10 years ago. The quality of the seed is not good when 10 years. The tendency to change the seeds accelerates, and I congratulate the states. He said the work of getting quality seeds is being done.
Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that the country’s farmers have made adequate arrangements for urea, DAP and NPK, and I thank the Prime Minister for this. Despite the rising prices abroad, the subsidy comes to farmers. We started saving the manure.
Importance of increasing oil seed production
Chauhan said the wheat and rice are enough here, but we have to import legumes and oilseeds. There is talk of implementing pulses started by the Government of India. They are also considering how to increase production and increase the production of oil seeds. Another important theme is to use excess fertilizer. Natural agricultural work has been created by the Government of India to avoid the adverse effects of chemical fertilizers. By performing concerts, natural farming will be done on a farmer’s land. The annual action plan of 33 states has come. 15,560 clusters will be built in 7.78 lakh hectares, and 10 thousand biofilm centers will be built. 16 natural agricultural centers have been identified and 3,100 scientists have been trained as the primary training for the farmer. At least 18 lakh farmers have to start natural farming, we need to realize 1 crore farmers, and work in this direction.
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Union Minister Shivraj Singh said the meeting was very serious. We have decided that Rabbi is not a meeting, but two days. We thank the Prime Minister that the signed prejudice Sindhu Water Agreement, 80 per cent of the water is in Pakistan and only 20 per cent in India is canceled. Farmers will benefit from this. Especially in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. Excessive water increases productivity and flood control is better. Farmers will also get electricity, which will increase production.
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