PM Modi launches 35 new crop varieties in India, including herbicide-tolerant rice varieties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to release 35 new crop varieties developed at the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, State & Central Agricultural Universities and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. These varieties are aimed to create mass awareness for the adoption of climate-resilient technologies. These include a drought-tolerant variety of Chickpea, wilt & sterility mosaic resistant pigeon pea, early maturing variety of soybean, disease-resistant varieties of rice & bio-fortified varieties of wheat, pearl millet, maize & chickpea, quinoa, buckwheat, winged bean and faba bean. The special features of these varieties also include those that address the anti-nutritional factors found in some crops that adversely affect human & animal health. These crop varieties with special traits have been developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research to address the twin challenge of climate change & malnutrition. In the same ceremony, PM Modi is also going to inaugurate the newly ...