Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of "Lab to Land" and the concept of developed India will come true

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Amrit Mahotsav of freedom

Preparations for the developed agriculture resolution campaign are complete, scientists will go to villages and communicate with farmers

On the initiative of Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh, the Developed Agriculture Sankalp Abhiyan will run across the country

The campaign will begin from Puri, Odisha on 29th May in the presence of Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh

Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit about 20 states during the 15-day campaign

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of "Lab to Land" and the concept of developed India will come true

2170 teams will reach more than 700 districts, 65 thousand villages and around 1.5 crore farmers

Posted On: 27 MAY 2025 4:53PM by PIB Delhi

Preparations have been completed for the nationwide 'Developed Agriculture Sankalp Abhiyan' being started on the initiative of Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan. This campaign will be started from the holy land of Puri (Odisha) on 29 May, where Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh will also participate. During this massive campaign lasting 15 days, Shri Chauhan will visit about 20 states and will encourage farmers and scientists as well as communicate with them directly.  

After Odisha on 29th May , Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan will participate in dialogues with farmers and scientific teams in Jammu, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Chhattisgarh during the campaign till 12th June.

The objectives of the campaign include; making farmers aware about modern techniques related to major crops grown in Kharif season for a specific region, making them aware about useful government schemes and policies for farmers, making farmers aware and educating them about the selection of different crops suggested in the Soil Health Card and the use of balanced fertilizers and getting feedback from farmers so that the direction of research can be determined by getting scientific information about the innovation done by them.

With the aim of providing direct benefits to farmers in the Kharif season, the countrywide 'Developed Agriculture Sankalp Abhiyan' will be organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in collaboration with the state governments from May 29 to June 12 in more than 700 districts. During this, a team of scientists will visit villages and interact with farmers. All 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) across the country, all 113 institutes of ICAR, state-level departments and officials and employees of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, as well as progressive farmers and other people associated with agriculture will participate in the campaign.

The aim of the campaign is to reach out and communicate directly with about 1.5 crore farmers in different states, as well as to bring the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of “Lab to Land” to reality. Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan says- This campaign will play an important role in realizing the Prime Minister's resolve of developed India along with developed agriculture.

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