Blitz Bureau
AT least 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient, and biofortified crop varieties were released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi recently.
In a social media post, PM Modi said that the Government is committed to empowering farmers of the nation. The climate-friendly and high-yielding varieties of crops will boost the income of farmers, he added.
The 109 varieties of 61 crops include 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. The horticultural crops will cover different varieties of fruits, vegetables, plantation crops, tubers, spices, flowers, and medicinal plants.
The Prime Minister also interacted with the farmers and scientists. 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.
PM Modi also discussed the importance of millets and underlined how people are moving towards nutritious food. The farmers appreciated the efforts undertaken by the government for promoting natural farming.
PM Modi also lauded the scientists for the development of these new crop varieties.
