Rajpura, June 5 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited Punjab's Patiala district on Monday, where he drove a tractor, interacted with farmers, and promoted the method of direct seeding of paddy as a water-saving solution.

During his visit to Rauni village, Chouhan witnessed new farm mechanisation innovations and urged farmers across India to adopt the practice.

Speaking to the mediapersons, Chouhan said, "I bow to the land of Punjab... The farmers of Punjab feed the entire country with their hard work... Direct sowing of rice saves a lot of water... I urge the farmers of the whole country to do direct sowing to save water..."

He observed live demonstrations of two newly developed machines designed to reduce the lab...