📰 *Key Highlights: Farmers to Get Better Prices – Chouhan's Directive 🚜💰* 🔹 Weather Impact: Despite record-high temperatures in February, Rabi crops remain unaffected, ensuring a bumper harvest 🌾☀️ 🔹 Government Action: ✔️ Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed officials to create a pricing system benefiting farmers 🏛️ ✔️ Emphasized fair pricing & better returns for crops 💵 ✔️ Encouraged speedy formation of the Makhana Board to protect farmer interests 🌱 🔹 Crop Updates: ✅ Summer crop sowing area: 📈 22.32 lakh hectares (up from 21.85 lh last year) ✅ Onion & potato production: Higher than last year 🧅🥔 ✅ Pulses acreage (Urad & Moong): 📉 Down to 0.88 lh (from 1.13 lh) ✅ Maize & coarse cereals: Slight decline 🚀 Goal: Ensure farmers get fair prices & smooth crop procurement for a strong agricultural economy! 🌾