NSEFI Agri-Renewable Conference: Chouhan’s Six-Fold Plan
Why in the news
The farm minister linked clean energy with farmer income at a New Delhi conference run by NSEFI.
Key facts
- Organiser: NSEFI (National Solar Energy Federation of India); speaker: Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan: 15-day campaign since 29 May 2025 for direct farmer contact.
- Output up 40% since 2014-15; pulses and oilseeds still need improvement.
Six-fold strategy
- Raise production.
- Lower costs.
- Assure fair prices.
- Compensate crop loss.
- Diversify.
- Balanced fertiliser use and organic farming.
Solar in agriculture
- PM-KUSUM supports farmers’ energy security.
- Agrivoltaics: raised panels over crops make better use of land and lift small farmers’ income; government open to good models.
- Tied to World Environment Day (5 June).
Exam angle
- Organiser: NSEFI; scheme: PM-KUSUM.