New Delhi
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan made an important announcement to strengthen the “Lab to Land” initiative. He said that scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) will now have to go to the fields three days a week and communicate with the farmers. This step has been taken to understand the real problems of the farmers and to reach the fields. Along with this, the Agriculture Minister himself committed to go among the farmers two days a week.
He also instructed the officials of the ministry to go to the fields for a fixed time and assess the challenges of the farmers at the ground level. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said this while addressing a press conference.
He said that “the real work is done in the fields itself. If scientists and officers are sitting only in laboratories or offices, then we will not be able to understand the real needs of the farmers. The difference between knowledge, research and ability, we have to bother us.” He made this statement in terms of promoting dialogue between farmers and scientists under the recent “developed Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan”.
As part of this campaign, 2170 scientific teams across the country from 29 May to 12 June 2025 met 1.08 crore farmers in more than 65,000 villages. During this time, farmers were informed about modern agricultural techniques, soil health, and climate-friendly farming. Chauhan described this campaign as an important part of the “Lab to Land” approach, which aims to take scientific research out of laboratories to the fields.
The Union Minister said that the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) scientists will now have to regularly go to the farmers’ fields so that they can give customized advice based on the needs of local soil, climate, and crops. Chauhan insisted that this initiative will not only increase the productivity of farmers, but will also make scientists aware of the practical challenges of the farmers.
Speaking about himself, Chauhan also said that he himself will spend two days in the fields. He recently met farmers in states like Delhi, Punjab, Gujarat, and Uttarakhand and heard their problems. Recently, he also said in a “Kisan Chaupal” in Tigipur village of Delhi, “We have to go among them to understand the hard work and production of the farmers. Only sitting in the ministry cannot be assessed properly.”
The minister has also ordered the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture to go to the fields. He said that policies will now come out of the fields, not in offices. This step will ensure that government schemes and policies are based on the real needs of the farmers.
Chauhan described the continuous dialogue between scientists and farmers as necessary for “developed India 2047”. He said that, “Our mantra is” one nation, one agriculture, one team “. Scientists, officers, and farmers together will make India self -sufficient in the field of agriculture.
