<h1>State launches agricultural strategy to become global food basket, boost economy to $1T with seeds, tech, Centres of Excellence</h1> The state government announced an agricultural strategy to position the state as a 'global food basket' and contribute to a USD 1 trillion state economy target by 2029-30, emphasizing timely provision of quality seeds and technology to potentially triple output. Plans include Centres of Excellence in partnership with international research institutes, a 250-acre seed park in the capital named after a former prime minister for climate-resilient seed production, and commercialization of traditional rice varieties. The government highlighted past production gains, ongoing acreage statistics, recent farm-support schemes implemented nationally, and called for accelerated translation of research into field-level deployment, accompanied by demonstrations of precision seeding technologies.