The India Today Group will host the Kisan Tak Bharat Agriculture Conference 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on November 11 and 12. Themed 'Smart Farmers, Developed India', the conference will bring together farmers, policymakers, agricultural scientists and industry leaders to discuss the future of Indian agriculture. Mahindra Tractors is the principal partner of the event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the international conference, which is expected to see the participation of around 2,000 farmers from across the country. Union ministers, chief ministers, senior policymakers, industry representatives and diplomats from several countries are also expected to attend.
The two-day conference will focus on challenges facing Indian agriculture, emerging technologies and ways to increase farmers' incomes. Key areas of discussion will include modern farming practices, precision agriculture, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture, efficient management of water and other resources, and climate-resilient crops.
Around 20 farmers will share their experiences and insights at the event. The participants include Padma Shri awardees Rahibai Soma Popere, Trinity Saioo and Nek Ram Sharma, along with Sultan Singh and Sundaram Verma.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union ministers JP Nadda, Piyush Goyal and Chirag Paswan are among the prominent leaders expected to participate. Agricultural experts and representatives of international institutions will also be part of the discussions.
The conference will deliberate on ways to ensure fair prices for farmers' produce, reduce cultivation costs, improve access to markets and boost agricultural exports. The event will also feature folk singing and Bhojpuri music performances, offering a glimpse of rural India's cultural traditions.
At the India Today Group's Kisan Tak Bharat Agriculture Conference, experts claimed that AgriStack was kickstaring a UPI-like revolution in agriculture.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay convened a consultative meeting with party ministers and legislators in Mahabalipuram to address governance, party discipline, and recent controversies.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said India's agricultural growth rate had risen to 4.5 per cent since 2014-15, compared with around 3 per cent during the Green Revolution, while agricultural production had increased nearly 50 per cent over the past decade. Speaking virtually at the Bharat Agriculture Conference 2026 in New Delhi, he said India had become self-sufficient in foodgrains and a leading global producer of several crops, though gaps in pulses and oilseeds remained. He said the government aimed to increase foodgrain production from the current 376 million tonnes to 550 million tonnes by 2047. Chouhan said the government's priorities included increasing farmers' incomes, reducing cultivation costs and ensuring remunerative prices. He acknowledged that farmers were often affected by adverse weather, market fluctuations and the gap between farmgate and retail prices. Highlighting government support, he cited Rs 2.09 lakh crore in crop insurance payouts, Rs 4.66 lakh crore distributed under PM-Kisan and increased fertiliser subsidies. He also said the government was working to balance farmers' interests with consumers' need for affordable food through its import-export policies. Outlining the push towards technology-driven agriculture, Chouhan said more than 11 crore farmers had received digital Farmer IDs to facilitate access to loans, insurance and government benefits. The government was also promoting climate-resilient seeds, drones, soil testing and digital platforms providing farmers with weather, crop disease and market information. He said agricultural research would increasingly focus on farmers' needs, while horticulture clusters and free trade agreements would help expand exports.
Speaking at the India Today Group's Kisan Tak Bharat Agriculture Conference 2026, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav outlined an ambitious vision to expand the dairy sector, boost milk production and improve farmers' incomes through animal husbandry, as his government seeks to strengthen the state's position in India's White Revolution. He even underscored the importance of integrating animal husbandry with agriculture to raise farm incomes, generate employment and drive rural prosperity.
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stressed the need to shift India's agricultural focus from bulk production to value addition, calling food processing crucial to improving farmers' incomes, reducing wastage and generating employment. Speaking at the India Today Group's Kisan Tak Bharat Agriculture Conference 2026, Paswan said the sector had not received the attention it deserved despite its immense potential. Envisioning Indian food products on dining tables across the world, he said, "Every dining table in the world should have one Indian food item." He also urged industry leaders to work with Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and organised farming groups to build processing and logistics infrastructure in villages. Paswan said a stronger food processing ecosystem could extend shelf life, improve farmers' returns, open global markets for Indian products and create employment opportunities.
The Bharat Agriculture Conference 2026 in New Delhi highlights farmers and features an interaction with Prime Minister Modi under the theme 'Smart Kisan for Viksit Bharat'.
