Union Agriculture Minister announces a national Advanced Agriculture Festival in Raisen from April 11-13, featuring 20 technical sessions and live demonstrations.
India has surplus wheat and rice stocks but remains import-dependent for pulses and oilseeds, with a policy focus on achieving self-sufficiency.
The government has allocated an additional ₹41,000 crore for fertilizer subsidies to maintain urea at ₹266/bag and DAP at ₹1,350/bag for farmers.
A Farmer ID system has been created for 9.29 crore farmers to prevent fertilizer diversion, with a target of covering 13 crore farmers.