Gumla farmers to get high-yield pulses seeds
Gumla: The district agriculture department will high-yield varieties of pulses among the farmers during the kharif season this year. The move, officials said, is aimed at reducing the dependency on the import of pulses, ensuring soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and raising the income of farmers by covering fallow and barren lands.
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The department has planned to grow high yield Pant Arhar -6 variety across 500 hectares and Kota Urad- 6 in 760 hectares during this monsoon season. "A total of 2,500 mini kits seeds weighing 4 kg of Arhar are to be distributed along with 3,800 mini kits of Urad," Ajit Kumar, technical advisor to the district agriculture department, said.
District agriculture officer (DAO) Vijay Kujur said, "These two new varieties of pulses will not only raise the production but also replace the traditional varieties which are less yielding types.
Once the farmer will grow these two varieties of seeds, they can use the harvest as seeds for at least next three years."
The district has a total 2.436 lakh hectares of cultivable land. Of the total, pulses are grown in around 30,000 hectares, officials said.
The department has also planned to distribute VL 379 variety of finger millet for its cultivation in 1360 hectares, the officials added.
Gumla: The district agriculture department will high-yield varieties of pulses among the farmers during the kharif season this year.
The move, officials said, is aimed at reducing the dependency on the import of pulses, ensuring soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and raising the income of farmers by covering fallow and barren lands.
The department has planned to grow high yield Pant Arhar -6 variety across 500 hectares and Kota Urad- 6 in 760 hectares during this monsoon season. "A total of 2,500 mini kits seeds weighing 4 kg of Arhar are to be distributed along with 3,800 mini kits of Urad," Ajit Kumar, technical advisor to the district agriculture department, said.
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District agriculture officer (DAO) Vijay Kujur said, "These two new varieties of pulses will not only raise the production but also replace the traditional varieties which are less yielding types. Once the farmer will grow these two varieties of seeds, they can use the harvest as seeds for at least next three years."
The district has a total 2.436 lakh hectares of cultivable land. Of the total, pulses are grown in around 30,000 hectares, officials said.
The department has also planned to distribute VL 379 variety of finger millet for its cultivation in 1360 hectares, the officials added.
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