The Asian Seed Congress 2025, inaugurated in Mumbai on 17 November 2025 by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, was organised on which theme?
Correct answer: (C) Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity through Quality Seeds.
The Asian Seed Congress 2025 in Mumbai was organised on the theme "Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity through Quality Seeds."
Explanation
The PIB release on the Mumbai inauguration states that Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the Asian Seed Congress 2025, unveiled its logo, and said the theme for that year's Congress was "Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity through Quality Seeds." That wording fits the minister's address: the release links the event to food security, nutritious food, profitable farming, higher productivity per hectare, good seeds for farmers and lower production costs. It also records his focus on affordable, high-quality seed, action on poor-quality seed with weak germination, and cooperation between government and the private sector in seed matters.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) "One Earth, One Family, One Future" is not the theme named in the PIB release for the Asian Seed Congress 2025, which identifies a seed-quality and prosperity theme instead.
- (B) "Sustainable Agriculture for Viksit Bharat 2047" does not match the PIB wording; the release frames the Congress around prosperity through quality seeds, not a Viksit Bharat 2047 slogan.
- (D) "Empowering Farmers through Digital Agriculture" is not supported by the PIB release, which discusses good seeds, seed quality, affordability and productivity rather than digital agriculture as the Congress theme.
Concept
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