(News) Bundelkhand holds key to bridging pulses gap

The agriculture department has chalked out a plan to help farmers grow new and high yielding varieties of pulses and oil seeds in the Bundelkhand region as its climate is ideal for such crops requiring minimum irrigation.

The move may help the state increase the production of pulses and oilseeds.

At present, Uttar Pradesh is highly deficient in their production and heavily dependent on imports.

Under the plan, the government will provide backward linkages to farmers in the form of subsidy, seeds and technology to encourage them to cultivate pulses and oil seeds.

“We have asked district magistrates of the districts comprising Bundelkhand to get feedback from farmers and send their report to the government about farmers’ requirements for cultivating pulses and oil seeds on a large scale,” principal secretary, agriculture, Devashish Panda told Hindustan Times.

He said once the inputs were received from DMs, the agriculture department would prepare a detailed strategy and also give a presentation on it.

“We will not only provide backward linkages to farmers, but also provide the facility of marketing the produce,” he claimed.

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Courtesy: Hindustan Times