On January 4, 2026, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled 184 new crop varieties developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and its partner institutions. The new varieties span 25 different crops — including cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fodder, sugarcane, cotton, jute, and tobacco — all designed to be climate-resilient, high-yielding, biofortified, and resistant to pests and diseases. Among the 184 varieties, 122 are cereal crop varieties, including 60 new paddy varieties and 50 maize varieties, along with improved varieties of sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, minor millets, and proso millet — reinforcing India's nutritional security and climate resilience strategy. Contributions came from ICAR institutions (60 varieties), state agricultural universities (62 varieties), and private sector seed companies (62 varieties), reflecting a multi-stakeholder innovation model. The Minister highlighted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, more than 3,200 new seed varieties have been developed over the past 10 years. On the same occasion, he announced that India has become the world's largest rice producer with a record output of 150.18 million tonnes (MT) in 2025, surpassing China's 145.28 MT for the first time. This milestone underscores India's Green Revolution 2.0, with a focus on climate-adaptive, biofortified, and high-value varieties that support both food security and farmer income.