New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said there is a need of new legislation concerning seeds and pesticides and wide consultations are being held for the purpose.

Chouhan said that during the 'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan', farmers suggested and demanded a revision of the Seed Act and the Pesticide Act.

"These Acts were originally enacted in 1966, and circumstances have changed significantly since then; there is a clear need for new legislation in both areas, especially given the major issues surrounding substandard seeds and pesticides. We began considering this matter seriously some time ago. When we invited suggestions, we received approximately 18,000 inputs from farmers and farmers' ...