Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and biofortified varieties of crops at the India Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and highlighted that significant milestones are on the horizon as farmers are increasingly adopting natural farming.
While interacting with the farmers on Sunday at PUSA, PM Modi noted that farmers are conscious of their responsibility towards Mother Earth and are voluntarily transitioning away from pesticides. He said that this shift towards natural farming is yielding better results for them.
The Prime Minister was also seen holding an umbrella as it started raining heavily during the interaction with the farmers. The officials urged the PM that the interaction be canceled but he insisted that he would interact with farmers despite rain. He also offered to hold umbrellas for farmers as well.
The Prime Minister suggested solutions for the farmers to adopt new varieties of seeds. He asked farmers whether they were open to using new varieties of seed or waiting for others to use it first. PM Modi suggested the farmers use the new variety in a small section or at four corners of their land and use it after the satisfactory results of their experiment.
He also reiterated his commitment to working at triple the speed in his third term, citing the recent initiatives for farmers as evidence. The PM expressed immense joy in dedicating these new crop varieties to the farmers.
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