Chennai: The Tamil Nadu The government on Saturday announced its resolve to promote the cultivation of millets and pulses as an alternative to water-intensive crops like paddy. This is in line with the opinion of agricultural experts, who have been advocating a shift from paddy as Tamil Nadu is a water-scarce state.
Minister presenting the second agriculture budget MR K Panneerselvam The government is adopting a digital approach to help farmers take informed decisions from sowing to harvesting, marketing and sale of their produce, said the assembly. He said that this would help the farmers to get maximum price.
He announced a marginal increase in the budgetary allocation for agriculture and allied sectors from Rs 32,775. 8 crore in the current financial year Rs 33,007.7 crore for the next financial year.
Panneerselvam said that the agriculture sector is feeling the effects of global climate change. According to the sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 29 districts of Tamil Nadu are vulnerable to climate change.
Announcing two special zones for millet, millet festivals in the state, the minister said, “While it may not be possible to completely mitigate the effects of climate change immediately, it is necessary to implement plans to enhance climate change adaptability. Priority will be given.” and district level, and a particular red gram area covered Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai and Salem district. He said that selling bajra and pulses would be allowed in each district in the evening on a bright evening.
Keeping in mind the organic farming, a new Rajya Krishi Vikas Yojana has been announced.
Other announcements include tax, a special package for alternate cropping during Kuruvai and Sornavari seasons, tarpaulins to farmers to protect their produce after harvest, distribution of pulses seeds for cultivation as a bandh crop in 5 lakh acres, Involves cultivating traditional paddy varieties by planting 20,000. Financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for agricultural graduates to set up agriculture clinics or agro-based activities and skill training to 2,500 rural youth. “A gene pool will be established for revival of traditional varieties in horticulture crops and for generation of germplasm for spices in horticulture farms of the state,” he said. Inter-crop cultivation will be promoted in 38,000 acres of coconut, mango, guava and banana orchards. Paddy cultivation program will be implemented in 19 lakh hectares next year with state and central funds to produce higher yields. A mission for dry land development will promote cultivation of dry land crops in 7.5 lakh acres.
Minister presenting the second agriculture budget MR K Panneerselvam The government is adopting a digital approach to help farmers take informed decisions from sowing to harvesting, marketing and sale of their produce, said the assembly. He said that this would help the farmers to get maximum price.
He announced a marginal increase in the budgetary allocation for agriculture and allied sectors from Rs 32,775. 8 crore in the current financial year Rs 33,007.7 crore for the next financial year.
Panneerselvam said that the agriculture sector is feeling the effects of global climate change. According to the sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 29 districts of Tamil Nadu are vulnerable to climate change.
Announcing two special zones for millet, millet festivals in the state, the minister said, “While it may not be possible to completely mitigate the effects of climate change immediately, it is necessary to implement plans to enhance climate change adaptability. Priority will be given.” and district level, and a particular red gram area covered Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai and Salem district. He said that selling bajra and pulses would be allowed in each district in the evening on a bright evening.
Keeping in mind the organic farming, a new Rajya Krishi Vikas Yojana has been announced.
Other announcements include tax, a special package for alternate cropping during Kuruvai and Sornavari seasons, tarpaulins to farmers to protect their produce after harvest, distribution of pulses seeds for cultivation as a bandh crop in 5 lakh acres, Involves cultivating traditional paddy varieties by planting 20,000. Financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh for agricultural graduates to set up agriculture clinics or agro-based activities and skill training to 2,500 rural youth. “A gene pool will be established for revival of traditional varieties in horticulture crops and for generation of germplasm for spices in horticulture farms of the state,” he said. Inter-crop cultivation will be promoted in 38,000 acres of coconut, mango, guava and banana orchards. Paddy cultivation program will be implemented in 19 lakh hectares next year with state and central funds to produce higher yields. A mission for dry land development will promote cultivation of dry land crops in 7.5 lakh acres.