Appealing to farmers not to stick only to wheat and rice crops, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted the importance of nutrition in our food and asked farmers to grow food that can be sold across the world.

“Reduce imports, produce foods that can reach the doorstep of people outside India,” Modi said while launching two major schemes with a combined outlay of ₹35,440 crore over a 6-year period. He said pulses play a key role in providing protein to the vegetarian population, for which the country needs to be self sufficient.

“Though atta, chawal (in reference to wheat, paddy crops) are necessary for food security, we have to move beyond it, as nutrition security is equally important,” Modi said in his appeal to farmers to diversify into other crops.

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