<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  Kailash Choudhary has said, women's contribution to the development of the agriculture has increased manifold. He said, women play a decisive role in ensuring Food Security and Preserving local Agro-Biodiversity. Mr Choudhary said this while inaugurating a Webinar on Women in Agri-startups: Creating Value with Supply Chain Management yesterday.<br />''<br />''The Minister added that as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, the Government is committed to give priority to women for bringing them into the mainstream of agriculture development. He mentioned that the role of women is not only confined to agriculture after India's independence but their contribution is visible in all sectors including defence, space, administration and sports. The Minister also added that formation of Farmer Producer Organizations will benefit Women Farmers.<br />''<br />''During the webinar, Mr Choudhry also released an e-book depicting Success Stories of 75 progressive women farmers and women entrepreneurs to commemorate 75 years of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.</span><br />