New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- India's farm sector growth is expected to strengthen in the financial year ending March 2026, rising to around 4 per cent from 3.5 per cent last year, driven by a sharp expansion in fisheries and livestock, Ramesh Chand, Member of the NITI Aayog said on Monday.

"The growth in the farm sector is seen higher primarily by huge growth in fisheries and the livestock sector, which includes poultry and eggs," Chand said on the sidelines of the Agri Business Summit 2025 held in the national capital. He added that horticulture is also a key contributor to a higher growth rate.

Responding to the question that though a bountiful monsoon boosted the food grains in the country, there were reports of damage in Punjab due to flood...