India, June 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today laid the foundation stone of a unique 'school for farmers' in Berkhedi Jetu of Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, and presented a big resolve to transform farming. Instead of a formal gathering and long welcome speeches, the focus remained directly on fields and farmers in the presence of Shri Shivraj Singh, other public representatives and scientists. Along with the foundation stone laying of the model Agricultural Science Centre, a scientific farming roadmap for Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore and Dewas, the 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' and a complete chain of modern machinery and innovatio...