After serving at India’s premier policy institution, NITI Aayog, for nearly 11 years, I have demitted the office of Member (Agriculture) on 27th April. It has been a privilege to be part of the team led by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

I contributed to policy formulation in key sectors including agriculture, food, water, fertilizers, and rural development. I am confident that the new team @NITIAayog will further accelerate progress towards the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. My best wishes to all.

India's Soybean Success: Developing Biotechnology Capacity!! Soybean is among the most important oil crops in India, accounting for 34% area under oil crops, 23% area under domestic vegetable oil, and more than 50% of oilcake/meal production. Professor Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, in his article; Lessons from Soybean; highlighted that Soybean, which occupies the largest area among oil crops in India as well as the world, offers interesting lessons and represents a unique case of agricultural diversification and transformation through exotic germplasm, especially in rainfed agriculture. In India, Soybean output significantly increased from 130,000 tonnes in mid-1970s to 13.6 Million tonnes in 2021-22. The success of Soybean in large-scale area diversification, even in the absence of any yield gain, offers various useful lessons and insights. Read more: business-standard.com/opinio… #PMOIndia #NITIAayog #Soybean #Biotechnology

Indian agriculture witnessed unprecedent growth during last decade. Farm income also benefited from continuous increase in real prices of farm output. This period can be called Golden decade of Indian agriculture. My views in the Mint, 3 April, 2025 at: lnkd.in/guxd5_gF

After new US tariff our competitors in US market will face much higher tariff than us. We require short term and medium term strategy to face the emerging situation in agri trade. My views in Business Standard and Economic Times: lnkd.in/gtER3S_D lnkd.in/gGnvwyRS

Performance of Agriculture Sector 2014–24 epw.in/journal/2024/39/persp… The paper discusses agri achievements, challenges & undercurrents and highlights changes in structure of sectors and its implications for farmers' prosperity and distress. Subtle learning from states.

#KiwiCultivation gaining popularity in mid hills of #HimachalPradesh. #Farmers using #naturalpractices reported impressive results- resilience, quality, sustainability.

Visited #farmers growing high value vegetables & fruits in #Jaunaji and #Shilli panchayats of #Solan district, HP. #Polyhouses and #naturalfarming very popular among farmers yielding high income. Seems best model for progress of #agriculture and #farmersincome in hill region.

Farmers Protest: The Minimum Support Price Debate- NDTV ndtv.com/video/news/left-rig…

How to make MSP work indianexpress.com/article/op…

Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems, 18-19... youtube.com/live/-PS6XMiTPNY… via @YouTube

Interview | Real change in agriculture will come from cooperatives: Niti Aayog’s Ramesh Chand thehindu.com/news/national/i…

Recently delivered 47th Gopalan Memorial Oration @ICMRNIN on "Decoding India's Nutrition Puzzle: Some Options to Address Undernutrition". Also, had the honour to receive "Gopalan Memorial Oration Award" by Nutrition Society of India

#Budget2023 has made a timely & serious attempt to mainstream #millets and increase its consumption as well as production in 🇮🇳 & the 🌍. It has put millets on a respectable pedestal by designating them as #ShreeAnna: Member @Ramesh_ChandDr #PolicyPost timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…

My interview covering free ration, food prices and farm sector, including GE technology toi.in/hl16sZ/a24gk via @timesofindia

@Ramesh_ChandDr chaired interaction between @davidnabarro, SrAdv on SDG to UN Secy Gen and academicians, policy makers, pvt. sector, farmer reps. Discussed way forward for food system transformation & India's leadership in guiding world through crisis and tricky situations.

A renewable energy revolution, rooted in agriculture thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a…