Time to come out of wheat, paddy cycle, farmers urged

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Updated At : 12:54 PM Jun 10, 2022 IST

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Chandigarh, June 9

Starting the “Kheti Model Badlo” movement across the state from today, the Kirti Kisan Union has demanded that paddy no longer be encouraged for cultivation in Punjab.

This prominent farmers’ union wants to replace the Green Revolution model with ecological and pro-farmer sustainable model of agriculture. It held conferences in Patiala, Sangrur, Ludhiana, Moga, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr, Amritsar, Muktsar and Fazilka districts today on the eve of the martyrdom day of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.

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