Why in News?
Rabi Abhiyan 2025 is a two-day National Agriculture Conference held on September 15-16, 2025, in New Delhi at the Pusa Campus, organized by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare with the theme "One Nation – One Agriculture – One Team".

Key highlights

• Formulating an action plan for Rabi crops like wheat, barley, mustard, chickpeas, and lentils.

• Emphasizing climate-resilient and water-efficient practices.
• Expanding crop insurance coverage, especially under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
• Strengthening extension services through joint programs by central and state governments, agricultural universities, and other institutions.
• Combating counterfeit fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides to protect farmers.
• Setting a national foodgrain production target of 362.5 million tonnes for 2025-26, up from 353.96 million tonnes last year.
• Launching the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ from October 3, which involves teams of scientists reaching villages to provide guidance under the ‘Lab to Land’ initiative.

The conference and ministerial interactions is a strong push towards modernization, sustainability, and increased productivity in the upcoming Rabi cropping season 2025-26.

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