The Minister of Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, presented on Sunday the first DRR DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) and the rice of PUSA DST RICE 1 ‘developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to address the Gaddesss Callensgella percent challenge.
“It is an important day for us … soon, the thesis two varieties of rice will be available to farmers,” said Chouhan, adding that new varieties will improve yields by 20-30 percent, will retain water and reduce gas emissions from rice cultivation.
These varieties refer to the main rice cultivation states, including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhab.
Scientists developed thesis varieties improving two widely cultivated types of rice: Samba Mahsuri (BPT5204) and MTU1010 (Coter Sannalu), with better stress tolerance, performance and climate adaptability.
Both varieties exhibit superior tolerance to drought and high efficiency of nitrogen use.
The minister said that DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) matures approximately 20 days before (130 days) than his parents, which allows previous and potential crops for the rotation of multiple crops or culture cycles. The shortest duration of DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) allows farmers to save three irrigations.
The cultivation of both varieties in 5 million hectares could produce 4.5 million additional tons of rice, Hey said.
“India cannot achieve the objective of a developed nation without developing the agricultural sector and exploring advanced technologies,” said the minister, asking ICAR scientists to develop better varieties in oleaginous legumes and seeds to reduce dependence on the import of the country.
These varieties of rice edited by the genome represent an important advance in the agricultural biotechnology of India, which offers practical solutions to the dual challenges of climate change and food security. They also demonstrate the potential of the genome edition for future crop improvement programs.
The Minister of Agriculture emphasized that research scientists are key to the country’s food security and ensure that India becomes “a food basket in the world.”
“Currently, India Exporta ₹ 48,000 million rupees in Basmati rice. However, we need to guarantee nutrition rich foods for the future. This responsibility is in the shoulders of our farm scientists,” he said.
Chouhan suggested a new formula: “except five plus ten” that reduces acreal rice by 5 million hectares while improving the yield in 10 million tons. “The rice area must change to pulses and oleaginous seeds to increase production and reduce imports,” he said.
The Secretary of Agriculture, DeVesh Choubary, explained that the new rice varieties were developed using advanced technologies, each offering different advantages for performance, resilience and quality.
“Rice varieties edited by the genome today published a 20 percent higher performance. They will be available to the agricultural community through public and private institutions and carried under the seed chain very soon,” he said.
The director general of ICAR, Mangi Lal Jat, described him as “a historic day in the agriculture of India” and emphasized the development of better seed varieties to address the challenges of climate change.
“We need to adopt a demand promoted by the demand, not the promoter of the supply. Research must make the comments and needs of farmers,” he said, emphasizing the need to retain young people in agriculture under the motto of “One Nation, a national research system.”
Rice varieties edited by the genome have previously developed in countries such as China and Japan, but many have remained in research environments with only a few that reach formal release or marketing.
Posted on May 4, 2025
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