{"id":174999,"date":"2026-01-19T16:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=174999"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:34:51","slug":"india-achieves-record-357-million-tonnes-foodgrain-production-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/india-achieves-record-357-million-tonnes-foodgrain-production-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"India Achieves Record 357 Million Tonnes Foodgrain Production in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India produced a record 357 million tonnes of foodgrains in 2025, marking a decadal growth of ~40% from 257 million tonnes in 2015.<br>Highlighting farmer-centric policies, technological interventions, and schemes like PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi and soil health cards, he credited these for India\u2019s agricultural transformation.<br>Modi also emphasized natural farming during the South India Natural Farming Summit in Coimbatore, promoting eco-friendly practices, organic technologies, and youth engagement in sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key highlights:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last ten years, India\u2019s agriculture landscape has undergone a substantial transformation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Foodgrain output increased from around 257 million tonnes in 2015 to 357 million tonnes in 2025, marking a decadal growth of nearly 40%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This growth is driven by a combination of better irrigation, enhanced seed varieties, mechanization, and direct farmer support schemes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prime Minister Modi credited farmer-centric policies, technological interventions, and initiatives like PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi and soil health cards as key enablers of this growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India produced a record 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