Scheme in works to prevent distress sale of farmers' produce: Chouhan

UNION AGRICULTURE MINISTER Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the government is working out measures to ensure that farmers do not have to sell their produces, especially fruits and vegetables, at throwaway prices.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Speaking after inaugurating the 'Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela' 2025 - being held in the national capital from February 22-24 - he emphasised the need to take new seeds varieties and farm technologies from labs to agriculture field at the earliest.

Chouhan said the government is holding discussions with farmers directly as well as through their organisations to understand the problems and then making schemes to address the issues.

"Jahan-Jahan takleefein dekh rahe hain, hum yojana bana rahe hain (wherever we are seeing problems, we are making schemes to address those)", the minister said, listing out steps taken by the government in the last few years to protect the interest of farmers.