Varanasi: For the last seven years, Uttar Pradesh has maintained the first position in food production and in sugarcane, said UP agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi, reported The Times of India.
He was speaking at a joint divisional Kharif productivity seminar-2024 organised on Monday. The seminar was organised for Varanasi, Prayagraj, and Vindhyachal divisions at Padma Vibhushan Girija Devi Cultural Complex, Chowkaghat.
While presiding over the seminar, the minister stated that the aim behind organizing such seminars is to make food grains available to ever-increasing populations, and further action plans are needed to improve the economic condition of farmers.
