Govt to upscale pulse yield in rice fallow land
The New Indian Express Jeypore|December 11, 2024
WITH an aim to enhance the production of pulses in the state, the Odisha government on Tuesday signed an MoU with several institutes and organisations of national and international repute for implementation of a comprehensive project on rice fallow management.
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Govt to upscale pulse yield in rice fallow land

With around 16 lakh hectare rice fallow areas and declining soil fertility, the department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment has targeted to upscale comprehensive rice fallow management (CRFM) to 4.55 lakh hectare in the current kharif season.

The plan includes 3.45 lakh hectare under the state-funded CRFM scheme and 1.10 lakh hectare under the Central government's targeting rice fallow area for pulses (TRFA-Pulse) and TRFA-Oilseed schemes.

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