184 New Crop Varieties Released Across 25 Crops
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, associated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Rural Development, released 184 new varieties covering 25 different crops in New Delhi. The development is important for agriculture-related current affairs because the varieties cover cereals, cotton, oilseeds, fodder crops, pulses, sugarcane, jute and tobacco.
25 Crops की 184 नई Varieties जारी
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ने New Delhi में 25 अलग-अलग crops की कुल 184 new varieties release कीं। यह development agriculture current affairs के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है क्योंकि इसमें cereals, cotton, oilseeds, fodder crops, pulses, sugarcane, jute और tobacco जैसी अनेक crop categories शामिल हैं।
Who Developed the 184 Varieties?
The 184 varieties came from three major groups. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare developed 60 varieties. State and central agricultural universities contributed 62 varieties, while private seed companies contributed another 62 varieties. Thus, 60 + 62 + 62 gives the total of 184 varieties.
184 Varieties किसने Develop कीं?
ICAR ने 60 varieties develop कीं। State और central agricultural universities ने 62 varieties तथा private seed companies ने 62 varieties develop कीं। इस प्रकार 60 + 62 + 62 = 184 varieties होती हैं। यह numerical distribution competitive examinations के लिए विशेष रूप से महत्वपूर्ण है।
122 Cereal Varieties
The largest category consists of 122 cereal varieties. Crops listed under this category include rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, ragi, small millet and proso millet.
122 Cereal Varieties
सबसे बड़ी category cereals की है जिसमें 122 varieties शामिल हैं। इसमें rice, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, ragi, small millet और proso millet जैसी crops शामिल हैं।
24 Cotton Varieties
A total of 24 cotton varieties were released, of which 22 are Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt cotton varieties.
Cotton Varieties
कुल 24 cotton varieties release की गईं, जिनमें 22 Bacillus thuringiensis यानी Bt cotton varieties हैं।
Oilseeds, Fodder and Pulses
The new varieties include 13 oilseed varieties, covering crops such as mustard, safflower, sesame, groundnut, gobhi sarson and castor. There are 11 fodder-crop varieties including oats, fodder sorghum, fodder maize and fodder pearl millet. Six pulse varieties were also released, including pigeon pea, green gram and black gram.
Oilseeds, Fodder और Pulses
Oilseeds की 13 varieties, fodder crops की 11 varieties और pulses की 6 varieties शामिल हैं। Pulses में pigeon pea, green gram और black gram जैसे crops शामिल हैं।
Sugarcane, Jute and Tobacco
Six high-yield and better-quality sugarcane varieties were released. Jute and tobacco received one new improved variety each.
India's Rice Production Achievement
During the event, the minister announced that India became the world's largest rice producer in the 2024-25 crop year, producing 150.18 million tonnes compared with China's 145.28 million tonnes.
Rice Production में भारत की उपलब्धि
Event के दौरान बताया गया कि 2024-25 crop year में India 150.18 million tonnes rice production के साथ world's largest rice producer बना और China के 145.28 million tonnes production को पीछे छोड़ा।
Quick Revision
- Total varieties: 184
- Total crops: 25
- ICAR contribution: 60 varieties
- Agricultural universities: 62 varieties
- Private seed companies: 62 varieties
- Cereals: 122
- Cotton: 24
- Bt cotton among them: 22
- Oilseeds: 13
- Fodder crops: 11
- Pulses: 6
- Sugarcane: 6
- Jute: 1
- Tobacco: 1
- India's rice production: 150.18 MT
- China's rice production: 145.28 MT