The state of Uttar Pradesh will once again purchase maize and millet. In the state’s 24 districts, maize will be purchased, and 18 districts will buy millet.
The government set the MSP for millet at Rs 2,350 per quintal and maize at Rs 1,962 per quintal.
Farmers should compete to cultivate maize and millet as a result of the government purchasing maize and millet.
Surya Pratap Shahi, the minister of agriculture for Uttar Pradesh, stated during a news conference at Lok Bhavan that the state produces an estimated 24 lakh metric tonnes of millet, with actual production being 21.60 lakh metric tonnes
In addition to helping farmers earn a fair price for their crops, he claimed that the proposed price will also motivate them to grow additional millet and maize.
The UP government would soon establish the Uttar Pradesh Natural Farming Board as the government is pushing for natural farming, the agriculture minister also announced.
“CM Yogi said that we will give the market if you grow crops from natural farming. A high-level study team will go to Kurukshetra in Haryana for natural farming between. September 28 and 30, this study team will understand the methods of natural farming there”, he added.
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The Agriculture Minister himself, the Minister of State for Agriculture, the Minister of State for Sugarcane, the Minister of State for Horticulture with independent charge, the Principal Secretaries of the relevant departments, the Additional Chief Secretaries, Directors, scientists from all Agricultural Universities, and progressive farmers will all be included in this study team.
The minister added that nine areas had rainfall totals of less than 40% when discussing the state’s rainfall situation. There are 59 districts in total that are impacted by precipitation. Additionally, the floods have destroyed almost 1.62 lakh hectares of agricultural land and impacted the crops of 1.43 lakh farmers by 33%.
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