Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday launched India’s first Genome edited two Rice varieties by ICAR in New Delhi. Addressing the event, the Minister said that today is a historic day for India. He said these two varieties will reduce the cost of production and increase the yield of rice in the country. He added that ICAR will have to take their research directly to the farmers. Mr. Chouhan said that this research will prove to be a milestone in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolution of Viksit Bharat.
हमने धान की 2 नई किस्में जारी की हैं। इनसे 30% पैदावार बढ़ेगी, समय बचेगा और पानी भी कम लगेगा। pic.twitter.com/j0kIVmjdze
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) May 4, 2025
Chouhan congratulated agriculture scientists who were involved in this project and said that the country has faith in the capability of the country’s agricultural scientists.
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