Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan today held a meeting in New Delhi with senior officials of the Department of Agriculture Research and Education to discuss the agricultural research plan. In the meeting, the minister gave directions to focus on research that increases the productivity and income of farmers and decreases the production cost. He emphasised that efforts should be taken to promote the bio-fortified varieties of crop seeds in different segments of the farmers. He also added that efforts should be taken so that there will be a balance in the productivity of crops in all regions.