Bhopal: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan was honoured with Policy leadership Award by the Indian Agriculture and Food Council. Notably, the State was honoured four times with Krashi Karman Award. Award was received by the Minister for Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Gourishankar Bisen on behalf of the Chief Minister Chouhan.
The 9th Global Agriculture leadership Award programme was organised by the Indian agriculture and food council to award the remarkable works carried out in the field of agriculture. Governors of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh-Kaptan Singh Solanki and Ram Naik presented the award in the programme. Deputy Speaker of Rajya Sabha PJ Kurian, Chairman of Indian Agriculture Council Khan and Director General were present on the occasion.
MP has achieved a remarkable success in last ten years in agriculture sector. It registered 24.94 per cent growth in the year 2014-15 in Agriculture and its allied sectors. It was the highest growth rate recorded so far in the world. Also 110 percent increase in agriculture production and 124 percent increase in total food grain production registered.
In the year 2004-05, total food grain production was 1.43 crore metric tonnes, which increased up to 3.21 crore metric tonnes in the year 2014-15. Achieving 12 per cent annual growth in agriculture sector by the State is an unprecedented incidence in the country. Pulses production was 33.51 lakh metric tonne in 2004-05 and that reached to 47.63 lakh metric tonne in the year 2014-15. It is 42.14 percent increase registered in the decade. The State produces 28 per cent of total production of pulses in the country.