Which state government approved the Krishak Kalyan Mission in April 2025 to consolidate farmer welfare programs?

The Madhya Pradesh state cabinet approved the launch of the MP Krishak Kalyan Mission to integrate ongoing farmer welfare schemes administered by various departments, including Farmers' Welfare and Agriculture Development, Horticulture and Food Processing, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy, Cooperative, and Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection. The mission's objectives include increasing farmers' income, promoting climate-resilient agricultural practices, adopting sustainable farming methods, preserving biodiversity and traditional agricultural knowledge, ensuring nutritional and food security, and securing fair prices for agricultural produce. Key focus areas include improving crop productivity in agriculture and horticulture, promoting high-value crops, ensuring access to quality inputs, providing agricultural extension services and skill development, facilitating low-interest credit access, supporting food processing and agro-based industries, developing value chains, and conducting research and development to address region-specific agricultural challenges.