Rural Development

By addressing tariff distortions, policy unpredictability and underinvestment in knowledge and infrastructure, the country can better convert its agricultural strengths into higher export earnings, more productive jobs and broader economic gains.

Chouhan said expanding market access in this way can deliver better returns to farmers while advancing India’s goal of emerging as a major global food basket.

The Ministry of Rural Development has rolled out the operational guidelines for the third phase of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme.

As detailed assessments continue and reconstruction plans take shape, the focus on agriculture and livestock remains critical.

China has placed food security at the centre of its national strategy, setting a binding target to raise annual grain production capacity to 725 million metric tonnes by 2030.

Proactive measures now can substantially reduce the eventual human and economic cost, the FAO report says.

The targets set at the September 2026 review meeting mark a concrete timeline for transforming these centres from traditional demonstration units into dynamic hubs of technology, skill and enterprise.

Low-income households, which spend a disproportionate share of income on basic staples, face the greatest risk.