Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Chouhan Urges Japan to Deliver Affordable Agricultural Technology
India’s Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked Japan to help Indian farmers with affordable machines and technology.
He especially wants small and marginal farmers to benefit.
The technology should help farmers grow more, use less water and spend less money.
It should also help increase their incomes.
Chouhan said research should become useful tools instead of staying only in papers.
He wants young people in villages to operate, repair and build businesses around these tools.
He also said Uttar Pradesh could attract Japanese investment and create jobs.
The meeting is meant to strengthen cooperation between India, Uttar Pradesh and Japan.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged Japan to develop affordable agricultural technology for small and marginal Indian farmers.
He said new technology should improve productivity, reduce water use and production costs, and raise farmers’ incomes.
Chouhan called for agricultural research to be converted into practical products that farmers can easily adopt.
He highlighted opportunities for rural youth in operating, maintaining and building businesses around agricultural machinery.
The UP-Japan Investment Meet-2026 is being held from August 18 to 23, with more than 200 Japanese business and policy representatives participating.
- Who
- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Japanese industries and institutions, and representatives attending the UP-Japan Investment Meet-2026.
- What
- Chouhan urged Japan to provide affordable, practical agricultural technology and machinery for Indian farmers while expanding wider industrial cooperation.
- When
- The UP-Japan Investment Meet-2026 is taking place from August 18 to 23, 2026.
- Where
- The event is being organized in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, India.
- Why
- The proposed cooperation aims to improve farm productivity and incomes, reduce water use and costs, create rural employment, and strengthen India-Japan investment and technology ties.
- Event
- UP-Japan Investment Meet-2026
- Dates
- August 18-23, 2026
- Participants
- More than 200 Japanese industrialists, CEOs, business representatives and policymakers
- Target beneficiaries
- Indian farmers, especially small and marginal farmers, and rural youth
- Requested technology goals
- Increase productivity, reduce water consumption and production costs, and raise farmers’ incomes
- Broader investment areas
- Advanced technology, green hydrogen, renewable energy, electric mobility, semiconductors, automotive components, digital infrastructure, skill development and tourism