Overview

• Tamil Nadu has sown paddy on 5.66 lakh hectares this year, an increase of 1,28,494 acres compared with last year, according to M. K. Stalin.
• Stalin said he wrote to the Prime Minister over fertiliser shortfalls and was assured that action will be taken, a claim not independently confirmed in the reports.
• The state reports cumulative food grain output of 456.44 lakh tonnes over four years and a rise in productivity from 2,835 to 2,857 kg per hectare.
• The government cites top national rankings in crop productivity and lists schemes benefiting farmers, including higher crop loan limits and payouts for insurance and calamity losses.
• Launching the Agri Business Festival 2025 in Chennai, Stalin pitched technology, market linkages and export pathways to turn producers into entrepreneurs.