Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated Central Genomics and Quality Laboratory facility at ICAR – National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) in Cuttack (Odisha) on Tuesday.
Central Genomics and Quality Laboratory facility will help farmers in analyzing the quality of soil, water and produce, said Singh speaking on the occasion.
Lauding the NRRI Singh said the Institute is working on developing and popularizing super-yielding varieties and agro-technologies for higher productivity, profitability, climate resilience and sustainability of rice farming.
He said that the NRRI is the nodal agency for planning, implementation and monitoring of Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India (BGREI) programme which is being implemented in 118 districts of seven Eastern states.
Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was also present on this occasion.