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India’s Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan Expands to Border Farms with New Aquaculture Vaccine

More than 2,000 agricultural scientist teams have left labs to deliver sustainable farming practices, climate-resilient seeds, soil health management, digital tools, government welfare schemes to India’s farmers in 700 districts

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Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan”
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Overview

  • Over 2,000 lab-to-land missions are engaging 1.5 crore farmers across more than 700 districts through June 12.
  • In Jammu, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan linked agricultural outreach to national security, pledging land rights and new bunkers for border cultivators.
  • The ICAR-CIFA-developed ‘CIFA Argu VAX-I’ fish vaccine was launched in Bhubaneswar to curb parasitic infections and boost aquaculture income.
  • State-level launches in Odisha, Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat have activated mobile Krishi Raths to promote nano-fertilisers, soil health cards and improved seed varieties.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged farmers to question scientists directly, highlighting digital tools such as solar panelling, bee farming and crop data platforms for the kharif season.