New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address put agriculture alongside manufacturing, technology, infrastructure and defence as one of seven streams driving India towards "Viksit Bharat" by 2047. The agriculture pillar goes beyond farm output: the government wants India to move from commodities to higher-value food products and brands that can compete in global markets.

Mint explains what "Sapt Dhara" means and why agriculture and food processing are crucial to it.

"Sapt Dhara" - or seven streams of strength - is the framework Modi outlined to accelerate India's progress towards "Viksit Bharat" over the next five to seven years. The seven streams are manufacturing power; agriculture and food processing; ...