Dehradun, Aug. 10 -- Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuous reforms and farmer-centric initiatives have led to steady growth in the agriculture sector and the country has achieved record production of paddy, wheat, maize, groundnut and soybean. As per the third Advance Estimates for the production of major agricultural crops for the agricultural year 2024-25, total food grain production in the year 2024-25 is estimated at 353.96 million tonnes which is the highest food grain production till date and 40% more than the year 2014-15 (252.02 million tonnes).
Indian agriculture has transformed from stagnation and food insecurity before the 1960s to achieving food surpluses today, disproving the Malthusian bel...