National Agriculture Conference - Kharif Campaign 2026 held at Pusa, New Delhi on second day
Total food-grain production reached approximately 376.563 million tonnes (highest ever recorded) according to third advance estimates
India emerged as world leader in rice production with substantial progress in wheat, maize, pulses and oilseeds production
National-level seed reserve mechanism established to deal with emergency situations
Khet Bachao Abhiyan campaign to run from June 1 to June 30 with field-level awareness activities
Focus on Pulses Mission, Oilseeds Mission, and Cotton Mission implementation
Emphasis on developing short-duration crop varieties for tur, soybean and oilseed crops
Need to expand agricultural credit access in eastern and northeastern India regions
Programs include village-level outreach on soil health, balanced fertiliser use, quality seeds, proper pesticides, KCC benefits, and government schemes
Strict monitoring required against fake seeds, substandard pesticides, and defective agricultural inputs
Crop insurance scheme requires timely relief to farmers with accountability among banks, insurance companies and state governments
PM-AASHA scheme implementation emphasized for pulses and oilseeds procurement
Stronger coordination needed among states, agricultural universities, scientists, progressive farmers and agriculture students
Krishi Vigyan Kendras identified as medium for taking research and technology to grassroots
FPOs described as important mechanism to strengthen farmers' market power
