Agricultural scientists to spend 3 days a week in farm fields: Shivraj Chouhan

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan has achieved widespread success across the country and would continue as a sustained movement to modernise Indian agriculture and enhance farmers’ prosperity through direct field-level engagement. The Union Agriculture Minister, while […]
On 5th day of ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’, Shivraj Chouhan meets farmers of Bihar

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) As part of the ongoing ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on the fifth day of the campaign, interacted with farmers at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Piprakothi, East Champaran, Bihar. In his continued efforts to interact with the farmers from Odisha, […]
Shivraj Singh Chouhan to attend BRICS agriculture ministers meeting in Brazil

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leading the Indian delegation to the 15th BRICS agriculture ministers’ meeting, scheduled to be held on Thursday in Brasilia, Brazil. The theme of the meeting is ‘Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture through Cooperation, Innovation, and Equitable […]
Agriculture, allied sectors likely to see 3.5-4 pc growth in 2025: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The growth rate of the agriculture sector and allied sectors is expected to be between 3.5 per cent and 4 per cent in 2025, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday. In a review meeting of various schemes with the state/UT ministers in the national capital, Chouhan said […]