₹14 crore climate-smart farming plan for 1,200 villages in 24 districts
Five model villages per district will train farmers from nine neighbouring villages each in crops and methods that cope with floods, drought and heat.
Read storyFive model villages per district will train farmers from nine neighbouring villages each in crops and methods that cope with floods, drought and heat.
Read storyProcurement starts on 1 November in North Bihar and 15 November in the south, using AgriStack IDs and online registration.
Read storyThe area under makhana is to double to 82,000 hectares, and farm income from the crop has risen more than twelvefold since 2012–13.
Read storyA low-cost, indoor crop has become a source of rural income, especially for women and small farmers.
Read storyThe Seemanchal tea scheme aims to give farmers a high-value crop alongside their traditional fields.
Read storyWarehouses, processing centres and machinery hubs for small farmers are being built with cheaper credit under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
Read storyMakhana growers can get up to ₹71,600 in assistance to adopt modern methods; applications are via the Bihar Krishi App.
Read storyA two-tonne consignment from Purnia opened a cheaper waterway route for GI-tagged makhana exports.
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