ROHTAK, Oct. 24 -- Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers' welfare Bhagirath Choudhary on Friday called upon farmers to adopt modern agricultural technologies, crop diversification, horticulture and natural farming to increase their income and make agriculture economically viable.

Addressing the Peri-Urban Agri Leadership Summit-2026 in Hasanpur village of Jhajjar, Choudhary stressed the need for value addition, better marketing facilities and direct access to markets to ensure remunerative prices for farmers' produce.

Choudhary said agriculture is the backbone of the country's economy and farmers feed its 1.4 billion people. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the government is working for farmers' welfare, he...