Patna. On Wednesday, a discussion was held on behalf of the Agriculture Department in the auditorium of Bamati, Patna regarding Seed Hub and seed production and horticultural crops. Addressing the program, Agriculture Minister Kumar Sarvjit said that quality plants of blackberry, jackfruit, vine and lemon are decreasing in Bihar. There is a need to promote it in new areas. Work is being done to ensure availability of plants as per requirement in each district. Talked about increasing the production and productivity of Makhana. Said that farmers’ income can be increased from horticultural crops. Chief Minister’s Agriculture Advisor Dr Mangala Rai said that crops should be selected according to the geographical location and climate of the district. He advised to work on horticulture crops based on technology.
Agriculture contributes 19 percent to the state’s GDP.
Agriculture Department Secretary Sanjay Kumar Aggarwal said that horticultural crops are cultivated in about 13 lakh hectare area in the state. In which there is immense potential for growth. The contribution of agriculture in the state’s gross domestic product is 19 percent, of which horticulture contributes about 30 percent. Said to plan as per market demand. The area of Amla and Guava will have to be expanded in South Bihar. Till now the cultivation of horticultural crops was limited to North Bihar.
Plan being made on demanding varieties of banana
The Secretary said that the responsibility of preparing the protocol for the planting material of the state’s special banana varieties like Malbhog, China and Batisa has been given to the agricultural universities. Bananas of these strains do not suffer from Panama Bilt disease. Panama Bilt is a problem in nine strains. Malbhog and Batisa are in high demand due to their delicious taste. On the occasion, Agriculture Director Dr. Alok Ranjan Ghosh, Joint Secretary Anil Kumar Jha, Joint Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh, Director, Horticulture Abhishek Kumar, Joint Secretary Shailendra Kumar, Additional Director (Crops) Dhananjaypati Tripathi, Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Director, Indian Institute of Seed Science. , Mau etc. were present.
Government is considering giving subsidy
There is good news for the people doing farming in Bihar. Bihar government will give them bumper subsidy for doing gardening. For this, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s government has made all preparations. Nitish government believes that if the farmers of the state cultivate horticulture along with traditional crops, their income will increase. This is the reason why the Bihar government has made a plan to expand the area of jackfruit under the Integrated Horticulture Development Mission scheme.
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The special thing is that the government will give 50 percent subsidy amount to the farmers for cultivating jackfruit in the state. For this, the government has fixed the unit cost per hectare at Rs 60 thousand. On top of this, the government will give 50 percent subsidy to the farmers. That means, if farmers in Bihar cultivate jackfruit in one hectare, they will be given 30 thousand rupees for free by the government. For this, farmers will have to go to the official website of Horticulture Directorate and apply. If farmer brothers want to take advantage of this scheme, then they can apply online by visiting.
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Bihar government is not only giving subsidy amount on the cultivation of jackfruit, but is also giving bumper subsidy on the cultivation of other horticulture crops. At present, the Bihar government also wants to increase the area of blackberries in the state. For this he has announced to give subsidy to the farmers. Farmers who want to take advantage of the scheme can apply by visiting the official website of the Horticulture Directorate.
The unit cost has been fixed at Rs 60 thousand per hectare.
The special thing is that like jackfruit, for the cultivation of blackberries, the Bihar government has fixed the unit cost at Rs 60 thousand per hectare. If farmers cultivate blackberries in one hectare, they will get 50 percent subsidy on top of Rs 60 thousand. That means, out of 60 thousand rupees, 30 thousand rupees will be given to the farmers for free by the government. In such a situation, farmers will have to return only Rs 30 thousand as loan.