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India eyes agricultural transformation, govt pushes hard on tech & quality inputs
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|December 11, 2025
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday highlighted the scale of transformation underway in the farm sector under the Modi government.
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From a sharp surge in sugarcane output to breakthroughs in climate-resilient seed development, the Minister said India is entering a phase of growth powered by technology, innovation and stronger support systems.Addressing the inaugural session on ‘Tripling the Agricultural GDP by Using New Technology and Quality Agri Inputs’, Chouhan said sugarcane production has risen by 44 per cent since 2014. He presented this as a reflection of how Indian agriculture has benefited from scientific interventions and policy reforms.
He also highlighted the creation of 3,300 climate-resilient seed varieties and a 36 per cent improvement in overall agricultural production, driven by quality seeds, mechanisation and schemes such as the strengthened Minimum Support Price (MSP) framework.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
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