Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off “Kisan Jagrukata Raths” in Patna on October 1, 2009.The 38 raths will tour the 26 districts till October 31 and collect applications for grants, tractors, harvesters and power tillers from farmers. It will also assess the requirement of the farmers in the districts for early sowing of rabi crops as part of a comprehensive strategy drawn by the state Agriculture department with thrust on rabi yield.
Speaking on the occasion, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said under the roadmap for agriculture prepared by the state, the government would organise agriculture development camps in five panchayats of each of the blocks in every district between October 2, 2009 and October 31, 2009.
One hundred farmers will be selected in each of the blocks for training in growing alternative crops during drought, he said.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui
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