India, March 6 -- The Union government aims to transform agriculture into a globally competitive sector for which the budget 2026-27 has ample provisions that will also result in a broader transformation of rural India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

Addressing the third in a series of budget-related webinars, in which Modi interacted with policymakers, he called for a unified, "whole of government" approach towards agriculture experts, industry, and farmers to meet global branding and quality standards to modernise farming.

Modi urged farmers to leverage India's diverse climatic conditions to scale up high-value crops, such as nuts, cocoa, and agarwood, so that the Indian products can win global markets, amid shifts in co...