Press Conference by Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the National Kharif Conference in Delhi

• Annual pre-Kharif strategy conclave convened by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare with states to finalise input availability, credit, insurance and contingency plans for the Kharif (monsoon) sowing season.
• Held on 28-29 May 2026 at NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi; presided over by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
• Examinable for UPSC as it touches food security, PM-KISAN/Farmer ID (Agri-Stack), PMFBY crop insurance, natural farming, fertiliser policy, and cooperative federalism in agriculture.