But now the Government has awakened to the occasion by putting its machinery in top gear to improve productivity of the land and also to tackle the problem of labour crisis in the farm sector effectively.
Numbers themselves speak volume of the State Government’s intentions as 6,338 tractors were given to farmers, several of them small and medium scale tillers during 2012-13, enjoying benefit of huge subsidy. The Government has fixed the target of distributing 9,000 tractors among farmers during 2013-14.
The State Government has made a special mention about the farm mechanisation in its ambitious Agriculture Road Map (2012-17) too, spelling out targets to be achieved during the period.
Since small and marginal farmers constitute a huge number in the State’s farm sector, farm mechanisation suitable for small holding agriculture will be promoted. Gender friendly farm machinery will also be encouraged to reduce the drudgery in agriculture, states Agriculture Road Map document.
President Pranav Mukherjee had launched the Agriculture Road Map during his visit to the State in October last year.
State Agriculture Director M Saravanan told The Pioneer that the State Government has taken the farm mechanisation in the right earnest for varieties of reasons including enhancing the productivity of the land.
The number of power tillers distributed among farmers during 2012-13 was 5387 while 136 combined harvesters, several of them already started operating in the paddy growing areas of Rohtas and other adjoining districts in the State. The State Government grants subsidy up to `3.5 lakh to farmers for the purchase of combined harvesters.
Earlier, combined harvesters used to come from places like Varanasi and even from far away places like Haryana but now the scenario in the agricultural fields is changing for better with a comprehensive farm mechanisation drive in the State.
Numbers themselves speak volume of the State Government’s intentions as 6,338 tractors were given to farmers, several of them small and medium scale tillers during 2012-13, enjoying benefit of huge subsidy. The Government has fixed the target of distributing 9,000 tractors among farmers during 2013-14.
The State Government has made a special mention about the farm mechanisation in its ambitious Agriculture Road Map (2012-17) too, spelling out targets to be achieved during the period.
Since small and marginal farmers constitute a huge number in the State’s farm sector, farm mechanisation suitable for small holding agriculture will be promoted. Gender friendly farm machinery will also be encouraged to reduce the drudgery in agriculture, states Agriculture Road Map document.
President Pranav Mukherjee had launched the Agriculture Road Map during his visit to the State in October last year.
State Agriculture Director M Saravanan told The Pioneer that the State Government has taken the farm mechanisation in the right earnest for varieties of reasons including enhancing the productivity of the land.
The number of power tillers distributed among farmers during 2012-13 was 5387 while 136 combined harvesters, several of them already started operating in the paddy growing areas of Rohtas and other adjoining districts in the State. The State Government grants subsidy up to `3.5 lakh to farmers for the purchase of combined harvesters.
Earlier, combined harvesters used to come from places like Varanasi and even from far away places like Haryana but now the scenario in the agricultural fields is changing for better with a comprehensive farm mechanisation drive in the State.
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