Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that committed for the betterment of the Indian Agriculture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always encouraged the farmers and scientists of the country to compete at the global level. He said, this has led to the steady increase in the export of agricultural products from India. <br />''<br />''He was addressing the 93rd Annual General Meeting of the ICAR Society in New Delhi today. Mr Tomar said that the Prime Minister holds regular dialogues with the people associated with the agriculture sector of the country including farmers and scientists and ensuring the better quality of the agricultural products has always been the main concern of the Prime Minister.<br />''<br />''He underlined the establishment of the ICAR in 1929 and the pivotal role played by it through its research and technology development in creating the food and nutritional security in the country with the untiring cooperation of farmers and scientists over the years. Mr Tomar underlined the record production of the food grains and horticultural products in the country that has made India self-sufficient to meet not only the domestic demands enabled to supply the same to the different countries as well. <br />''<br />''He said, hard work of the farmers, efficient research of scientists and farmers'-friendly policies of the government have led the Indian Agriculture to grow even during the challenging times of COVID-19 Pandemic. He urged the Council to start the preparations for its Centenary celebrations in the Year – 2029 at the national and international levels. <br />''<br />''Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala, Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary, Member, NITI Aayog Ramesh Chand, Ministers form States also participated in it.<br />