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State Govt setting up met observatories for farmers

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The Agriculture Department is installing as many as 180 meteorological observatories in the agricultural farms and research stations across Bangla to study the weather conditions beforehand and issue guidelines to the farmers as to what measures have to be taken.

Weather system is one of the most important factors that determine the production of crops. Farmers often incur huge losses due to damage caused by shortage of rainfall as well as excessive rainfall, hailstorms, etc., and hence it would help immensely if the department provides them prior information.

Each meteorological observatory has a rain gauge station. Besides rain, they will record temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction of wind.

The weather data collected from these observatories will not only serve the research and extension wings of the Agricultural Department but also fulfil the needs of other departments, local administration, universities and research organisations as well.

The feedback given by these observatories will also be utilised for crop insurance, which the State Government pays in full for most farmers.

Source: Millennium Post

Research scholars to help State Govt increase foodgrain productivity

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The Bangla Government has roped in research scholars from various agricultural universities in the State to help increase productivity of rice and other foodgrains.

The research wing of the State Agriculture Department has tied up with two State-owned agricultural universities – Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya and Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya – to carry out the research work.

As part of the collaboration, officials of the department will hold meetings with the researchers involved at regular intervals to determine future steps that need to be taken to increase productivity.

The Agricultural Department is also preparing a road map to ensure that the suggested steps coming out of the collaboration are followed through.

One of the main objectives of the initiative is to impart expertise to farmers on how to sow seeds in a more scientific way.

According to the Agriculture Department, overall paddy cultivation has increased in the last couple of years due to the introduction of various social schemes for the farmers and of advanced and sturdier varieties of seeds, and of cultivation of rarer varieties like tulaipanji, gobindabhog and kalonunia over larger areas.

The State Government has also introduced vocational training courses in different aspects of agriculture, such as soil testing and other things to widen the options of job-oriented skill development programmes.

As a result of these, compared to financial year 2010-11, the income of farmers has increased by three times. The State has also won the national-level award, Krishi Karman for five consecutive years.

Source: Millennium Post

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