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Central Government Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

National Mission on High Yielding Seeds

उच्च उपज वाले बीजों पर राष्ट्रीय मिशन

Launched: 2025-09-01

Overview

- **Objective**: Strengthen the research ecosystem; develop and propagate high-yield, pest-resistant, and climate-resilient seeds - **Key Features**: Commercial availability of 100+ seed varieties released since July 2024 (23 cereals, 11 pulses, 7 oilseeds, etc.) - **Complementary Initiative**: Second National Gene Bank to store 10 lakh germplasm lines for preserving traditional and rare seed varieties - **Focus Areas**: Food security, sustainable farming, crop diversity, climate adaptation - **Announcement**: Union Budget 2025-26 (February 1, 2025); implementation began in 2025 - **Relevance**: Part of the agriculture-first development strategy; addresses farmer income and productivity challenges

हिंदी सारांश

- **उद्देश्य**: अनुसंधान पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र को मजबूत करना; उच्च उपज, कीट-प्रतिरोधी और जलवायु-अनुकूल बीजों का विकास और प्रसार - **मुख्य विशेषताएं**: जुलाई 2024 से जारी 100+ बीज किस्मों की व्यावसायिक उपलब्धता (23 अनाज, 11 दलहन, 7 तिलहन, आदि) - **पूरक पहल**: पारंपरिक और दुर्लभ बीज किस्मों के संरक्षण हेतु 10 लाख जर्मप्लाज्म लाइनों के भंडारण के लिए दूसरा राष्ट्रीय जीन बैंक - **फोकस क्षेत्र**: खाद्य सुरक्षा, टिकाऊ कृषि, फसल विविधता, जलवायु अनुकूलन - **घोषणा**: केंद्रीय बजट 2025-26 (1 फरवरी 2025); कार्यान्वयन 2025 में शुरू - **प्रासंगिकता**: कृषि-प्रथम विकास रणनीति का हिस्सा; किसानों की आय और उत्पादकता चुनौतियों का समाधान

Key Points

  • National Mission on High Yielding Seeds announced in Union Budget 2025-26 to develop and propagate high-yield, pest-resistant, and climate-resilient seeds
  • Over 100 seed varieties released since July 2024 for commercial availability: 23 cereals, 11 pulses, 7 oilseeds among others
  • Complementary initiative: Second National Gene Bank to store 10 lakh germplasm lines for preserving traditional and rare seed varieties
  • Focus areas: food security, sustainable farming, crop diversity, and climate adaptation
  • Part of agriculture-first development strategy addressing farmer income and productivity challenges

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