With the aim to promote horticulture, vegetable and fruit farming in the Purvanchal region as it is very effective in doubling the income of farmers of this region, the Yogi Adityanath government will be giving vegetable seeds free of cost to over 20 lakh farmers.
Agriculture and Agriculture Education and Research Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said that horticulture had immense potential in Purvanchal.
“In this region, while cereals are ready in six months, vegetables take 2-3 months to reap. Farmers should be made aware of such technology so that they can earn maximum income from horticulture,” he said.
Shahi, who was speaking in the technical session of the primary sector on the second day of the national webinar-cum-seminar on ‘Sustainable Development: Issues, Strategies and Future Direction of Purvanchal’ in Gorakhpur, said that the reason for the backwardness of the farmers was that they did not have updated knowledge of technologies.
“Diversification and multi-cropping are the demands of the agriculture sector and horticulture can play an important role in this,” he said.
The state government is continuously making efforts for the development of the agriculture sector. A centre of the International Rice Research Centre, Philippines, has been opened in Varanasi and efforts are also being made to open a centre of International Potato Research Centre. In the last three years, about Rs 300 crore has been given to Krishi Vigyan Kendra and other agricultural institutions, Shahi added.
“Weather-based crop insurance for protection of crops is being provided at a mere 5 percent premium and mandi fee has been reduced from 2 percent to 1 percent. At least 50 percent grant is also being provided on construction of poly houses,” he said
“In addition, 80 percent subsidy is being provided on agricultural equipment like sprinklers under the `Per Drop More Crop’ scheme. Such equipment saves water and also increases the production of crops,” Shahi said.
Two mango packaging houses have been constructed in Amroha and Varanasi at a cost of Rs 9.90 crore each. During the coronavirus times, about 2,000 quintal mangoes have been exported from this region.
“Dussehri mangoes have been the identity of UP and its quality can further be enhanced. By improving the quality of the ‘Gaurjit’ mangoes of Gorakhpur and Basti, its exports can be increased and they can give a tough competition to Alphonso mangoes,” he explained.
Additional Chief Secretary (agriculture) Devesh Chaturvedi said that most of the lakhs of the migrants who returned during the coronavirus pandemic were from Purvanchal and a majority of them were given work in the agriculture sector.
“New agricultural policies can be formalised by doing a SWAT analysis of the agriculture sector. Ample human resource is available in the sector in Purvanchal besides abundant water and improved road connectivity is our strength,” he said.
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