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State to promote seaweed cultivation [1]

Gandhinagar:In an oblique attempt to keep its vegetarian banner high, the Gujarat government is meandering into a so far unexplored area to fight higher malnutrition levels.

Well-placed Sachivalaya sources said the government is working out a complete plan of seaweed cultivation. Small farmers living next to the sea shore can venture into this cultivation in a big way, not just to earn highvalue-added incomes the produce can give, but also to improve nutrition. A top state official said the move comes close on the heels of a meeting chief minister Narendra Modi took some time back,

Publication Date: 
13/07/2012
Rajiv Shah [2]
Times Of India (Ahmedabad) [3]
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Kuchchh [4], Jamnagar (D) [5], Junagadh (D) [6], Bhavnagar (D) [7], Sea Weeds [8], Farmers [9], Nutrition [10], Malnutrition [11], Indonesia [12], Malaysia [13], Biotechnology [14], Medicinal Plants [15], Agriculture [16], Gujarat [17]
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