Gwalior, Aug. 26 -- Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that the Agriculture Department is working to develop varieties of wheat crop to ensure a rise in production amid the climate challenges.

Addressing reporters, the Union Minister lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership in increasing crop production by 44 per cent.

"Wheat is our major crop. Wheat is facing many kinds of challenges. Due to climate change and rising temperatures, concerns have been raised that wheat production might decline. Under the leadership of PM Modi, in the last 10 years, crop production has increased by about 44 per cent, and we have set new records in wheat production as well," he said.

Chouhan said t...