Bhopal, June 22 -- Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday visited the ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal,Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said in an official statement.

The Minister addressed the scientists, students, and staff, commended the institute's contribution to agricultural development, and highlighted the need for accelerated development of farmer-friendly technologies and bringing developed technologies to farmers, especially for smallholder farmers.

According to the release, Chouhan reviewed the work done by the institute in recent past and stressed the need to identify the need of various regions of the country through the network of AICR...