New Delhi – November 15, 2026: Addressing an apex national conclave of agricultural scientists, vice-chancellors of agricultural universities, and policymakers, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr. P.K. Mishra emphasized that securing sustainable agrarian prosperity requires bridging India’s rich heritage of traditional crop stewardship with cutting-edge digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Mishra underscored that centuries-old indigenous farming techniques—such as multi-crop intercropping, indigenous seed preservation, natural soil replenishment, and rainwater harvesting—carry proven ecological resilience that modern laboratory research must validate, codify, and scale.
Simultaneously, the Principal Secretary urged agricultural scientists to deploy modern precision tools, including satellite-based hyper-local soil moisture analytics, drone-assisted bio-fertilizer dispersal, and predictive AI algorithms that alert smallholder farmers to pest incursions days before physical manifestations occur. He called for eliminating bureaucratic intermediaries by linking farm-level producer organizations (FPOs) directly to global e-commerce supply chains.
The address laid down a comprehensive five-point action framework for agricultural research institutions to make climate-smart, sustainable farming economically viable and attractive to rural youth across the country.
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