Ludhiana, June 6 -- The Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Thursday, urged India's 16,000 agricultural scientists to step out of laboratories and into fields, identifying real-world issues that merit research.

The Union minister was the chief guest in a special ceremony organised at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAUs) Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Rauni village. The event was organised under the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, an initiative of the government of India, coinciding with World Environment Day. During the event, Chouhan hailed PAU's direct sowing tech as game-changer for natural resources.

The Union minister was accompanied by Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian and PA...