New Delhi, May 4 -- Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday launched two genome-edited rice varieties - DRR Rice 100 (Kamla) and Pusa DST Rice 1 developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam Auditorium in the national capital.

These varieties have the potential to bring about revolutionary changes in terms of higher production, climate adaptability, and water conservation.

Highlighting benefits of two new genome-edited rice varieties, the Union Minister discussed six-point strategy to increase farmers' income.

"In agriculture, we have a six-point strategy to increase farmers' income. To increase production, to decrease the cost of production, the ri...