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Agri min clears alternative crop pattern for rain-deficient states [1]

New Delhi In the shadow of the monsoon deficit, the Union agriculture ministry has drafted a contingency plan for states that have received scanty rainfall, focussing on alternative or short-duration crops.

The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) blueprint includes a shift, wherever possible, to alternative crops like bajra, groundnut, pigeon peas from water-intensive maize, cotton and paddy. State-specific plans have been prepared for parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Gujarat and Haryana, sources said.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2012
Sandip Das [2]
Financial Express (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Monsoons [4], Ministry Of Agriculture [5], Rainfall [6], Crops [7], Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR) [8], Groundnut [9], Maize [10], Cotton [11], Karnataka [12], Maharashtra [13], Rajasthan [14], Gujarat [15], Bihar [16], Haryana [17], Orissa (Odisha) [18], Farmers [19], Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) [20], Madhya Pradesh [21], Agriculture [22]

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