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New diseases, endemics appearing due to climate change: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday remarked that due to climate change, new diseases and endemics are appearing in the environment, which poses a great threat to the health of humans and livestock. He was speaking at the event where he dedicated 35 crop varieties with special traits through a video conference to the nation. […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday remarked that due to climate change, new diseases and endemics are appearing in the environment, which poses a great threat to the health of humans and livestock. He was speaking at the event where he dedicated 35 crop varieties with special traits through a video conference to the nation.

“New diseases and endemics are appearing due to climate change. This is posing a great crisis to the health of humans and livestock, it is also affecting crops. Intensive research on these issues is necessary,” PM Modi said.

He also stated that science, government and society should work together to get better results in improving the agriculture sector which in turn will improve people’s health. “This nexus of farmers and scientists will further strengthen the nation to face new challenges,” he said.

The PM stressed the need to further developed millets and other grains with solutions from science and research. PM Modi dedicated to the nation 35 crop varieties with special traits through video conference. The Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation the newly-constructed campus of the National Institute of Biotic Stress Management in Raipur.

The Prime Minister also said that the government improved the procurement process to benefit the farmers, which resulted in over 430 lakh metric tonnes (MT) wheat procurement during the Rabi season.

“Not only the Minimum Support Price (MSP) has been increased for the crops, but the government has also made efforts for improving the procurement process to benefit the farmers. During the Rabi season, over 430 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat was procured by the government and farmers have been paid more than Rs 85,000 crore,” PM Modi said. He said that wheat procurement centres were increased more than three times during the Covid pandemic.

He said that the coordination between science and agriculture is important for the development of the nation in the 21st century and for the last six to seven years, Science and Technology are being used on priority for finding the solution to the challenges faced by the agriculture sector.

“The coordination between science and agriculture is important for the 21st century India. These new crop varieties are dedicated to the farmers with the modern thinking,” PM Modi said. “In the last 6-7 years, Science and Technology are being used on priority for solutions to the challenges in agriculture. Especially in the changing season, in line with new situations, our focus is on nutritious seeds.”

The Prime Minister said that these new varieties of crops will help in making India malnutrition-free.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister also distributed the Green Campus Award to Agricultural Universities. He interacted with farmers who use innovative methods. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel were present at the event.

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