Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged stakeholders to promote export-oriented and technology-driven agriculture during the post-Budget webinar on Agriculture and Rural Transformation, highlighting livestock and fisheries for rural growth.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for making Indian agriculture more export oriented and technology driven to strengthen global competitiveness and increase income opportunities for farmers.

• Addressing the post Budget webinar on Agriculture and Rural Transformation, he said Budget 2026–27 provides strong support for agriculture and rural development initiatives.

• The Prime Minister highlighted that nearly ten crore farmers received over four lakh crore rupees through the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi income support scheme.

• Around two lakh crore rupees insurance claims were settled under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, helping reduce financial risks faced by farmers.

• He emphasized scaling high value agriculture, crop diversification and region specific crops such as cocoa, cashew, sandalwood and agarwood to boost exports.

• Fisheries sector highlighted as a major export opportunity, noting India is the world’s second largest fish producer with potential for further growth.

• Livestock and dairy sectors described as pillars of rural economy, with India already the world’s largest milk producer and second largest egg producer.

• Government initiatives including Rashtriya Gokul Mission, livestock vaccination and Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund aim to strengthen livestock productivity.

• Technology driven agriculture promoted through AgriStack, digital land surveys and Kisan IDs to build a data based ecosystem for farmers.

• The Lakhpati Didi initiative aims to empower rural women entrepreneurs, with a target to support three crore additional women by 2029.