Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for greater use of research for boosting the agriculture sector. Addressing the 86th Foundation Day of Indian Council Agriculture Research, ICAR, in New Delhi, Mr Modi gave the slogan 'Lab-to-Land', saying that farmers should be able to enhance production to increase their income and feed the country as well as the world.

The Prime Minister pressed for the use of scientific technologies to help raise the agricultural production in “less land, less time” as he expressed concern over the depleting natural resources and the challenge of climate change. While noting that India is still dependent on import of edible oil and pulses despite being an agrarian economy, he said 'Per drop, more crop' can be our mission statement.

The Prime Minister also called for 'Blue Revolution' in fisheries sector on the lines of Green and White Revolutions.