UP’s Ag Minister Celebrates Farming Progress Amid Claims of ‘Lab-to-Land’ Revolution—Is It All Just Sapling Smoke?
Uttar Pradesh’s Agriculture Minister, Surya Pratap Shahi, recently opened a new tissue culture lab at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Science (SHUATS) in Prayagraj. This lab, part of the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, aims to support farmers by increasing crop production efficiency. Shahi toured various university labs and highlighted the state’s efforts to ...