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The 109 varieties of 61 crops released by the Prime Minister included 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 109 high yielding, climate resilient and biofortified varieties of crops at India Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. The 109 varieties of 61 crops released by the Prime Minister included 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops. Among the field crops, seeds of various cereals including millets, forage crops, oilseeds, pulses, sugarcane, cotton, fibre and other potential crops were released. Among the horticultural crops, different varieties of fruits, vegetable crops, plantation crops, tuber crops, spices, flowers and medicinal crops were released.

 Prime Minister also interacted with the farmers and scientists on the occasion. Discussing the importance of these new crop varieties, Prime Minister stressed on the significance of value addition in agriculture. The farmers said that these new varieties will be highly beneficial as they will help reduce their expenditure and also have a positive impact on the environment.

Prime Minister discussed the importance of millets and underlined how people are moving towards nutritious food. He also talked about the benefits of natural farming and the increasing faith of common people towards organic farming, adding that people have started consuming and demanding organic foods. The farmers appreciated the efforts undertaken by the government for promoting natural farming.

The farmers also lauded the role played by Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) in creating awareness. Prime Minister suggested that KVKs should proactively inform farmers about the benefits of the new varieties being developed every month to enhance awareness about their benefits.

Prime Minister also lauded the scientists for the development of these new crop varieties. The scientists informed that they have been working in line with the suggestion given by Prime Minister to bring unutilised crops into the mainstream.

The 109 varieties of 61 crops released

Agrotech, Company News, Dairy, India, Live Stock, Seeds, Start ups

The partnership enables the companies to build smart risk cover solutions for farmers to minimise financial losses against any germination failure.

Advanta and nurture.farm collaborate to launch its Nutrifeed Germination Scheme. This scheme is a trailblazer in the truest sense and aims to protect farmers (dairy farmers) from germination failure of forage crops (it’s Forage Millet Hybrids Nutrifeed), thus helping them sustain themselves during periods of crises. As a part of the risk cover, the farmers are compensated if the seed does not germinate within 15 days of sowing. For the unversed, forage crops include Sorghum, Millet, and Corn. Germination failure in the case of these crops leads to widespread losses for farmers; thus, this scheme helps bridge essential gaps.

Prashant Belgamwar, Regional Head – Asia & Africa and International Vegetables, Advanta Enterprises Limited, said, “Our Hybrid Nutrifeed has set a benchmark for Green fodder. Farmers love and value this hybrid due to its immense yield potential, multi-cuts that ensure regular availability of fodder, a very low infestation of pests and diseases, highly nutritious fodder with high protein content and high digestibility, which reduces dependability on concentrates and leads to higher milk production and ultimately more earnings for the farmers. Nutrifeed truly is “Hare Chaare mein Bemisaal”. By extending the germination risk cover in partnership with nurture.farm, we are giving the confidence to farmers that their risk gets covered if the seed fails to germinate because of environmental stress. He can go ahead with confidence and take strides in his dairy farming. 

The germination risk cover was born out of our conviction for our product Nutrifeed. Through Nutrifeed, we have developed a product that ensures germination by engineering a seed quality that is resistant to weather & environmental changes. Partnering with nurture.farm to offer farmers a germination risk cover scheme is our promise to them of assured germination and minimising any & all risk, be it weather, temperature, crop loss or financial risk.”

Vivek Lalan, Head of Insurance at nurture.farm, said, “India caters to approximately 20 per cent of the world’s livestock population, and forage crops are grown on less than 5 per cent of the entire cultivable land in India. The idea behind the Nutrifeed Germination Scheme is to offer resilience against losses due to adverse weather conditions and protect farmers in case of germination failure by offering them a risk cover that safeguards them from potential financial losses. Forage crops prevent soil erosion, boost organic carbon content, give back nitrogen to the soil, and increase soil fertility. Typically, forage crops are used for crop rotation & as fodder for livestock. Forage crops are a critical component of nutrition management of animals. Therefore, germination of the forage crop & protecting farmers’ interest in case of germination failure becomes critically important.”

The partnership enables the companies to build