PM Modi tastes 'chana' directly from farm during his visit to Hyderabad's ICRISAT
2 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi tastes 'chana' directly from farm during his visit to Hyderabad's ICRISAT

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics in Hyderabad. Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister said, "At the ICRISAT campus, inspected some of the efforts to modernize agriculture and strengthen innovation in this sphere." Prior to this, Prime Minister inaugurated ICRISAT's Climate Change Research Facility on Plant Protection and Rapid Generation Advancement Facility. Addressing the event, Prime Minister Modi said, "To save our farmers from climate challenge, our focus is on the fusion of both 'Back to basics' and 'March to future'. Hailing ICRISAT's efforts in strengthening India's agriculture sector, Prime Minister said the institute has experience of five decades of helping other nations in making agriculture sustainable.

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Modi releases over 100 climate-resilient crops
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Modi releases over 100 climate-resilient crops

Hindustan Times  

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PM Modi releases 109 climate-resilient seed varieties to boost farm yield, nutrition
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PM Modi releases 109 climate-resilient seed varieties to boost farm yield, nutrition

The Hindu  

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Modi to launch climate-resilient crop varieties today: Chouhan
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Hindustan Times  

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PM Modi to release 109 high yielding, climate resilient varieties of crops
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi to release 109 high yielding, climate resilient varieties of crops

Deccan Chronicle  

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Andhra Pradesh seeks Icrisat’s help on agriculture
2 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh seeks Icrisat’s help on agriculture

Deccan Chronicle  

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3 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi launches 35 crop varieties with special traits to address climate change, malnutrition

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched 35 crop varieties with special traits -- developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research -- to address the twin challenges of climate change and malnutrition. According to the PMO, 35 crop varieties with special traits like climate resilience and higher nutrient content have been developed in 2021. These special traits crop varieties …

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