Shivraj Singh Chouhan releases agricultural roadmap for four Madhya Pradesh districts
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released an agricultural roadmap for Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha and Dewas districts on 12 April 2026, the second day of the Advanced Agriculture Festival in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
Summary
Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan released a comprehensive agricultural roadmap for four Madhya Pradesh districts — Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha and Dewas — on 12 April 2026, the second day of the Advanced Agriculture Festival in Raisen. He also inspected an Integrated Farming Model and interacted with farmers at sessions on crop insurance and integrated farming. The Minister urged farmers to diversify into animal husbandry, horticulture, beekeeping and organic farming, and to adopt scientific farming using the Soil Mobile App. He said seed villages will be set up in every block, with better seeds expected to raise production by up to 20%, and that Clean Plant Centres, Custom Hiring Centres and machine banks will be established in Madhya Pradesh.
Key facts
- Districts
- Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha, Dewas
- Occasion
- Day 2 of Advanced Agriculture Festival, Raisen, 12 April 2026
- Seed villages
- In every block; better seeds to raise output by up to 20%
- Facilities
- Clean Plant Centres, Custom Hiring Centres, machine banks in MP
- Tech
- Soil Mobile App for scientific farming
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The agricultural roadmap released by Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Raisen on 12 April 2026 covers which four districts?
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Correct answer: B — Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha, Dewas
The roadmap covers Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha and Dewas.
Consider the following statements made at the Advanced Agriculture Festival, Raisen, on 12 April 2026: 1. Seed villages will be established in every block. 2. The roadmap was released on the opening day of the festival. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the roadmap was released on the second day of the festival.