Farmers of Chhattisgarh are needed to be made number one in production of seeds as acreage of oilseeds is comparatively less in the state and 45 percent oil is imported. Seeds are everything in agriculture and if quality seeds are supplied in right time then agriculture production can be increased by ten to fifteen percent, said Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh in his address at the IGKV convocation ceremony on Monday. Chhattisgarh is full of natural and human resources and in this state, variety of crops are grown in the area from Koriya to Konta, lending a beautiful example of crop diversity. In the northern hills, litchi is a cash crop and there are great possibilities of floriculture in Jashpur, Koriya and Ambikapur districts. Profit is comparatively more from these crops and it is challenge to make market of these crops available to the farmers, the union minister said. Governor and Chancellor Balramji Dass Tandon said that such a road map needs to be made for agriculture development in which bio-farming is used and maximum benefit is gained from per unit cost. Women farmers need to be encouraged for making bio-farm. Despite increase in agricultural production, the country is lagging behind when compared with the demand of pulses and oilseeds. Edible oil has to be imported. One more revolution is needed for pulses, oilseeds and horticulture. In comparison to the 52 percent population of the country, it is 65 percent population of Chhattisgarh that is dependent on agriculture, but partnership in the Gross Domestic Product is continuously declining. Along with horticulture crops, animal husbandry and fisheries needs to be encouraged in integrated way. There is no dearth of land and water in the state, but efforts needs to be made so that farmers two and three crops agriculture in place of one crop so that the farmers get work round the year. For rapid progress of the state, it is necessary that the state at least equalize with the national average in agricultural production. Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh and State Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal highlighted the steps being taken by the state government for progress in agriculture education and agriculture. Dr Raman Singh said that irrigation capacity reached up to 23 percent in six decades in the state, but in the past one decade, this capacity has been increased to 34 percent. The union minister reviewed the major agriculture development programmes of Chhattisgarh. Tourism and Culture Minister of the state Dayaldas Baghel was also present. The union minister praised the implementation of the agriculture programmes after noticing progress of the state in food grains, pulses and oilseeds production in the period from 2003-04 and 2013-14.