VARANASI, Feb. 26 -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union agriculture minister, on Thursday asked scientists to develop region-specific action plans for the upcoming Rabi season. He also emphasised the need to enhance resilience in the vegetable production system in light of the challenges posed by climate change.

Chouhan also stressed the need to increase shelf life of tomatoes, develop dry powder and export-oriented crops besides accelerating organic farming. The Union minister was chairing a review meeting with the agricultural scientists at the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) in Varanasi.

He said transfer of technology to farmers should be accelerated as he stressed the need for effective coordination between Krishi Vigyan Ken...