Union Agriculture Minister Releases Madhya Pradesh Climate Adaptation Atlas

Union Agriculture Minister Releases Madhya Pradesh Climate Adaptation Atlas

11-13 April 2026, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Atlas on Climate Adaptation in Madhya Pradesh Agriculture during the Unnat Krishi Mahotsav being organized at Raisen, Madhya Pradesh during 11 – 13 April 2026. This open-access digital platform provides information on climate hazards, vulnerability, risk along with adaptation options for 13 crops and 6 livestock species at a granular scale enabling local level adaptation planning.

Union Agriculture Minister Releases Madhya Pradesh Climate Adaptation Atlas

Developed jointly by ICAR and BISA-CIMMYT, this Atlas is an extract of the Atlas of Climate Adaptation in Indian Agriculture. Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development, Minister of Labour, Madhya Pradesh, Shri Aidel Singh Kansana, Minister of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, Madhya Pradesh, Shri Narendra Shivaji Patel, State Minister of Public Health and Medical Education, Madhya Pradesh, Dr M.L. Jat, Secretary, DARE and Director General, ICAR, Dr A K Nayak, Deputy Director General (NRM), ICAR, Dr Rajbir Singh, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), ICAR and other senior officers of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India were present on the occasion.

The event is being organized with a view to empower farmers of Madhya Pradesh through raising their awareness about the emerging technologies and knowledge tools for making agriculture more profitable and sustainable.

(Source: ICAR- Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad)

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