Bhupesh Baghel garlanded his statue on the death anniversary of former Bhilai-3 former MP Swa Chandulal Chandrakar on his death anniversary and paid his heartfelt tribute. He said that self in Chhattisgarh state formation. Chandulal Chandrakar is an important contributor. He agitated for the creation of the state of Chhattisgarh, held meetings and created mass public awareness. The Chief Minister said that Chandrakar had a special vision for the development of the state of Chhattisgarh. He always talked about the possibilities of horticulture here. Today, Durg district, which is at the top in the production of vegetables and fruits in the state of Chhattisgarh, has a significant contribution in the thinking of Chandulal Chandrakar. He also played an important role in Bhilai’s industrial development. Bhupesh Baghel said that as a sports journalist he saw the corner of the world. He took his Chhattisgarh asmita with him wherever he went. Always used to carry the typical khurmi with him even in foreign trips. Also never forget to take datun. Wherever he went, he took his father’s crate of iron. He was among the top journalists of the country, but never arrogated it. He spent a lot of time with Gandhi in the days of Birla House. Chandrakar’s contribution to the country service is important.
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Chhattisgarh will have products from processing of forest produce, horticulture and agricultural crops.
Bhupesh Baghel has instructed all the District Collectors and Forest Department officials to create branding and a strong distribution network of the products being produced from processing of forest produce, horticulture and agricultural crops in rural areas of the state. He has said that a strong system of marketing of these products at the state and national level should be made as a brand.
In the instructions issued to the Chief Minister, the Chief Minister has said that the work of processing of several forest produce, harticulture and agricultural products is being done in different districts of the state. During the tour in the districts, it has been learned that production and processing of various items are taking place at the district level, but due to lack of branding and distribution network, the villagers are not getting the proper benefits of these efforts. To ensure maximum benefit of collection and processing of raw materials to the tribal and rural brothers of the state, it is necessary that the work of branding and distribution of the useful products produced in different districts is being conducted by the Small Forest Produce Association. Be done with the help of
The Chief Minister has also said in the instructions that if the “production center” of various materials produced in different districts is converted into “Van Dhan Kendra”, the Central Government will provide financial assistance of Rs. 15 lakhs per center. Will be received immediately from Mr. Baghel has also instructed officers to take necessary action for this. He has instructed all collectors and concerned officers of the forest department to make strong arrangements for marketing at the state and national level as a brand of all items produced in the rural areas of the state. -
Seedling units are proving to be the lamp of Aladdin for vegetable growing farmers
Aladdin’s lamp is proving to the farmers of two seeding units of Patarhi and Pandaripani in Korba district in terms of providing disease-free and healthy shrubs in any season. So far, over two lakh vegetables have been prepared from these units and distributed to the farmers. With the commencement of these two units, not only Korba, but also the worry and hard work of saving the vegetable growers of the nearby border districts of Janjgir-Champa, Raigad, Korea by making a tremble is over. The seedling units are providing the farmers with vegetable and spice class crops at a cost of only sixty paise and they have got rid of the hassle of shoveling, watering, manure-medicine etc. as well as maintenance of the shaker. After these units are fully operational, production of vegetables has also increased in the district at a low cost. These state-of-the-art mini plug type seeding production units have been started in the government horticulture nurseries of Pataripi and Katghora development blocks of Korba development block. Tomato, brinjal, green chillies, cauliflower, cabbage, along with vegetables like bitter gourd and gourd are also being made in these units. In these two units set up at a cost of sixty-six lakh rupees from DMF fund, the farmer is getting facility to prepare nursery of vegetable and spice crops at very low cost. Farmers are coming to the nursery with their own seeds to prepare nurseries for vegetables and spice crops.
Suryakant Thakur, a farmer of village Bendarkona, has prepared bitter gourd and tomato plants from the seeding unit. Suryakant says that with the installation of this unit, the risk at the level of preparing vegetable nursery has been completely eliminated. Farmers first had to bear the entire risk of water scarcity, diseases, diseases etc. in preparing nurseries in their fields. Nurseries in the production unit are prepared by germinating seeds in a controlled environment, thereby completely eliminating the risk of farmers and getting more healthy and disease free plants on time. Similarly, Chandram Prakash Aggarwal, a farmer of Rajgamar, has planted tomato and chilli stems from the seeding unit in the fields. Chandraprakash explains that the production of vegetables is increasing up to 20 percent more than the normal trenches on the farms in the seeding unit.
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Badi development scheme in Gauthan campus is a source of income
In rural areas, many programs and schemes are being implemented to improve the socio-economic condition of women and to make them technically more efficient and efficient. Women from rural areas of Chhattisgarh state are setting an example of social and economic upliftment by joining self-help groups. A similar story is about the Gulab women self-help group of Gram Panchayat Dhodhrapal located about 15 km from Jagdalpur headquarters in Bastar district. Bari development work was done on about one acre of land in Gothan of the village.
Fencing was done by the Gothan Management Committee on one acre of land for the construction of Bari. The system of land and water available at Gowthan boosted the morale of the women of the group, women are trying to use the above land better.
With the technical support of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission and Horticulture Department, women have planted brinjal, ladyfinger, papaya and marigold flower plants on the land. Under the supervision of the horticulture department, the women provided the right size to the fence and from this fence they started taking crops of lady finger, brinjal vegetable. He sold vegetables for about Rs.1000 to Rs.1200 a week and generated income from Rs.15000 to Rs.20000 from this bari.
To further develop this fence, he sent a demand for drip irrigation with the technical help of the horticulture department. They are now keen on a second crop and more advanced production. For this, the second crop has now been planned to be done with drip irrigation and mulching method. For this, land reform and land has been prepared.
Similarly, in the Tittirgaon Gowthan of block development block Jagdalpur, Maa Lakshmi self-help group planted 0.20 hectare of marigold plant, produced 100 kg of flowers and produced 8 kg at the rate of 80 rupees and sweet potato in 0.05 hectare and 200 kg. Have sold production tax in the amount of more than 4 thousand. The employment opportunities the group has got in the Gauthan region have provided the women with a means of income. For this, the members of the group are thanking the administration. -
Farmers busy in paddy purchase, horticulture crop insurance date extended
The Agriculture and Biotechnology Department of the state government had fixed the last date for restructured weather-based crop insurance in horticulture crops till December 15. The deadline is over, but most of the farmers have not been able to submit the form due to being busy in the paddy procurement process. Due to this, the farmers have demanded from the government to extend the date of the required signature form for the Rabi crop, so that the farmers who are involved in insurance get the necessary documents. The government has listened to their demand.
To protect the farmers cultivating horticulture crops from the adverse weather like low and high temperatures, disease friendly weather, pest diseases, low or high rainfall conditions, hailstorm and cyclonic winds etc. The crop insurance scheme Rabi 2020-21 is implemented. Approval forms have been sought from farmers who are not covered by insurance.
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Housewife-turned-woman woman earning two lakh rupees annually in Rajnandgaon
After marriage, Pemin Sahu of village Pendarwani of Chhuikhadan development block in Rajnandgaon district, who is busy with household chores with chulha-chouka at home, is doing agricultural work. By cultivating banana and papaya, she is showing an example of self-sufficiency. Perseverance along with hard work and hard work has made this woman an ideal for women in Vananchal. Pemin cultivated vegetables are now being sent to Maharashtra as well. She is earning an income of two lakh rupees every year.
Pemin’s confidence in joining Bihaan under the State Rural Livelihood Mission has increased and the economic situation has strengthened. He told that he is a homemaker and has six acres of land, in which he used to plant paddy with the help of his relatives. She also handled the entire housework. Due to this, even after working all day, they were not getting time. Mother Bamleshwari Riddhi-Siddhi joined the self-help group, she changed. He took a loan of one lakh 50 thousand rupees from the group for taking horticulture crops and started the cultivation of banana and papaya.
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Special article: Horticulture promotes employment and economic independence
The area and production of horticultural crops are increasing rapidly in the state. At present, 8 lakh 61 thousand 663 hectares of horticulture crops are being taken in the state of Chhattisgarh and their annual production has exceeded one crore metric tons. Several facilities and provisions have been made in the new industrial policy by the state government for setting up processing and value addition based units, so that farmers can get better prices for their produce.
Due to the climatic diversity of the state of Chhattisgarh, there is immense potential for cultivation of all types of horticultural crops. Pear, grapes, tea, coffee, cashew, strawberry, alucha in the hilly region of Surguja region, dragon fruit, plum, mango, guava, banana lime and coconut, cashew, coffee, cinnamon, in the plateau region of Bastar in the plains of the state. Considering the immense potential of bay leaf and pepper production, their cultivation and commercial production are being encouraged. All types of vegetables are being cultivated in the state. Government of Chhattisgarh is taking initiatives to increase the income of farmers and connect youth with employment by promoting the cultivation of fruits, flowers and vegetables and spices and their commercial production in the state.
The Godhan Nyaya Yojana is unique in itself, starting from the Hareli festival on July 20, 2020, in the state of Chhattisgarh. The state of Chhattisgarh is the only state in the world to buy cow dung for 2 rupees from the villagers, farmers and go-palko. Through this scheme, the Chhattisgarh government has made a meaningful effort to provide direct benefits to the villagers and cow farmers by ensuring the system of cow dung purchase, while on the other hand, organic farming has been promoted in the state of Chhattisgarh by producing large-scale organic manure Initiative to give. The establishment of Mahatma Gandhi Horticulture and Forestry University is another step in the direction of the farmer friendly policies of the State Government and the well being of the farmers of Chhattisgarh State.
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Make the state self-sufficient in the matter of agricultural seed production – Agriculture Minister Shri Ravindra Chaubey
Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey while addressing the 50th meeting of Board of Directors of Chhattisgarh State Seeds and Agriculture Development Corporation held at Bij Bhawan here today, said that all necessary measures are ensured to make Chhattisgarh State self-sufficient in terms of seed production. Should be done. He directed the officers of Agriculture Department and Seed Corporation to ensure the implementation of the action plan by ensuring timely availability of agricultural inputs and agricultural machinery to the farmers of the state. The Agriculture Minister said that the benefit of the schemes and programs of the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture should be given to the farmers in any case, it is the intention of the government. There should not be any negligence in this. He also agreed to increase the cash credit limit of the Seed Corporation as required for uninterrupted procurement of agricultural seeds in the state.
Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey instructed to give responsibility to the Deputy Director Agriculture of the respective districts for monitoring and coordinating the functioning of the process centers of the seed corporation located in the districts of the state. He said that it is the responsibility of the Agriculture Department to assess the seed of each crop and prepare its demand according to the agricultural season. There should not be any delay in this. He instructed the officers to ensure adequate arrangements for storage of compost seeds in the committees ahead of time. The Agriculture Minister instructed the farmers to keep a close watch on the quality of fertilizers, seeds and agricultural implements supplied by the committees or private vendors. Officers have also been instructed to take strict action on complaints received regarding the quality of pesticides. Minister Shri Choubey stated clearly in the meeting that if any kind of quality and rate is found in any shop or supplier, then the concerned firm should be sealed and its operator should be acted upon as per rules. The Agriculture Minister said that ignoring the interests of farmers in the state will not be tolerated.