New Delhi, March 27 -- Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan was called on by Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatraya Vithoba Bharane in New Delhi on Friday.

During the meeting, the Maharashtra Agriculture Minister provided information on the progress of various ongoing Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare schemes in the state. He requested the Union Agriculture Minister to provide additional funding, particularly for agricultural mechanization and drip irrigation.

Bharne also informed the Union Agriculture Minister about the damage caused to mango and cashew crops in the coastal areas of the state by untimely rains. Union Agriculture Ministry officials stated that a cen...