Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan urges farmers to ensure self-reliance in pulses, oilseeds

On 2026-04-08, Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan spoke at the Western Regional Agricultural Conference in Jaipur, urging farmers to increase pulses and oilseeds production. He said India should become self-sufficient in these crops to protect food security and farmers' incomes. The remarks were framed as a policy appeal for domestic agricultural self-reliance.