Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient and biofortified varieties of crops at India Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi earlier today. He also interacted with the farmers and scientists on the occasion. Discussing the importance of these new crop varieties, Prime Minister stressed on the significance of value addition in agriculture. The farmers said that these new varieties will be highly beneficial as they will help reduce their expenditure and also have a positive impact on the environment.