Crop diversification on the rise : The Tribune India

Join Whatsapp Channel

Crop diversification on the rise

PATIALA:The Patiala administration claimed to have replaced the area under paddy cultivation with other crops such as maize and sugarcane cultivation.



Patiala, July 8

The Patiala administration claimed to have replaced the area under paddy cultivation with other crops such as maize and sugarcane cultivation. 

“The direct sowing of paddy has increased and is being done on 195 acre of land now. This will help in saving water. The government is ensuring that farmers do not cross the stipulated figure. The Punjab Government is pushing hard for crop diversification in Punjab,” said Arvinder Singh, District Agriculture Officer. He said: “We are telling farmers to look beyond paddy that guzzles water, fertiliser and power.”

Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit said the area under maize cultivation had increased from 200 acres to 1,200 acres, which is around 20 per cent increase. The private sector, too, has contributed to it, following which 40 quintals of seeds have been sold in subsidy. 

An awareness campaign is also being run on diversification in association with farmer organisations.

Similarly, the area under sugarcane cultivation has increased to 2,500 hectares, which is a 200 per cent increase. The area under paddy cultivation, too, has shrunk from 2,32,900 hectares in 2017-18 to 2,00,300 hectares. The area under vegetable cultivation has also increased, he said. TNS

Top News

Jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest

Jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest

Ansari was hospitalised after he complained of abdominal pai...

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL to remove Arvind Kejriwal from CM post after arrest

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL to remove Arvind Kejriwal from CM post after arrest

The bench refuses to comment on merits of the issue, saying ...

Arvind Kejriwal to be produced before Delhi court today as 6-day ED custody ends

Excise policy case: Delhi court extends ED custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 1

In his submissions, Kejriwal said, ‘I am named by 4 witnesse...

‘Unwarranted, unacceptable’: India on US remarks on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest

‘Unwarranted, unacceptable’: India on US remarks on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest

MEA spokesperson says India is proud of its independent and ...

Gujarat court sentences former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in 1996 drug case

Gujarat court sentences former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in 1996 drug case

Bhatt, who was sacked from the force in 2015, is already beh...


Cities

View All