New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, called upon the nation to honour farmers as the "soul of the economy." He said that under the Modi government, agriculture had seen strong progress; sugarcane production has grown by 44 per cent since 2014, and 3,300 climate-resilient seed varieties have been developed.

The Agribusiness Summit 2025, with the focus on "Tripling the Agricultural GDP by Using New Technology and Quality Agri Inputs," marks a crucial step toward making farmers the center of India's economic growth.

Chouhan added that India's overall production had increased by 36 per cent due to better seeds, mechanisation, and support schemes such as MSP with shared price deficie...