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Detailed explanation-1: -The PoP will create a digital ecosystem, which will benefit from the expertise of different platforms in different segments of the agricultural value chain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar chaired first steering committee meeting of National Natural Farming Mission today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. In the meeting, Shri Tomar launched the NMNF portal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme was launched in 2019 which is an income support scheme to farmers providing Rs. 6000 per year in 3 equal installments.

Detailed explanation-4: -He is the incumbent Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. He has been Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Mines and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of India during different periods of the First and Second Modi ministry.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that the budget aims at inclusive and comprehensive development of farmers, besides the poor and middle class, women and the youth.