VARANASI, Oct. 7 -- : Over the past 11 years, Uttar Pradesh has witnessed transformational changes in agriculture, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday.

The chief minister was chairing a session as the chief guest

on the second day of the Direct-Seeded Rice (DSR) Conclave 2025 held at the International Rice Research Institute- South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), Varanasi. The event is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Uttar Pradesh department of agriculture.

Adityanath also unveiled a host of agricultural knowledge products and mechanisation innovations on the occasion, aiming to make Uttar Pradesh the global food basket by 2030.

"Under the leadership of our Prime Minister, farmers have benefited annually from initiati...