New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday inaugurated the ‘National Farmer Producer Organisations’ (FPO) Conclave 2025 in Delhi, announcing that the government will soon introduce a Seed Act to ensure farmers receive high-quality seeds,

He said strict action is being taken against counterfeit seeds and pesticides. Chouhan urged FPOs and participating institutions to convert farmers into entrepreneurs and traders to ensure benefits reach growers directly, bypassing middlemen.

Expressing concern over price disparity, Chouhan said that farmers often do not get fair prices for their produce, while consumers pay more. “This gap must be reduced,” he said, calling on farmers to move towards value addition.

“Farmers should not remain only producers bu

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