New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- ICAR Institutes, State and Central agricultural universities have developed 2,900 varieties of different crops during 2014-2024, out of which 2,661 varieties are climate resilient, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, said in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

During this period, 63 field crop varieties have been developed for Kerala, comprising 23 of cereals, 2 of oilseeds; 10 of pulses; 15 of forage crops, and 13 of sugarcane of which 58 are climate resilient.

Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) has been implemented since 2015-16 which focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at the farm level through micro Irrigation systems like drip and sprinkler...