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The Centre expects kharif sowing to improve as monsoon rainfall strengthens, with farmers still having time to expand the area under major crops.

Odisha's Millet Mission is promoting traditional millets through input support, procurement, processing, and market linkages, improving incomes for small farmers.

Mobile seed processing units help farmers clean, grade, and treat seeds at their doorstep, creating a profitable agri-business while improving seed quality.

Rising winter temperatures are affecting apple, wheat, mustard, and vegetable cultivation in India's hill states by disrupting crop growth and flowering.

Fermented plant extracts are emerging as a low-cost organic input that improves crop growth, strengthens plant health, and reduces dependence on synthetic chemicals.

Moringa cultivation is expanding in India due to rising demand from the food, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and export industries, offering farmers a profitable climate-resilient crop.

Cable-suspended farm robots help farmers spray, monitor, and harvest crops on steep slopes where tractors cannot operate safely.

Black Soldier Fly protein is gaining attention as a sustainable livestock and poultry feed ingredient that can reduce feed costs and improve circular agriculture.

Scientists are using synthetic biology to develop crops that can naturally access nitrogen, reducing fertiliser use and making farming more sustainable.

Guar is gaining importance as an industrial crop with demand from the oil, gas, food, textile, and pharmaceutical sectors, offering new income opportunities for farmers.