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Lucknow, 27 July (HS). Like every time, this time also the Yogi government has come as a savior of the farmers. In those areas of the state where farmers have not been able to sow paddy due to less rain or their crops have been damaged due to floods, the government is providing maize, millet, sorghum, pulses and oilseeds seeds on subsidy to compensate the loss of the farmers of those areas. Along with this, the extension workers of the Agriculture Department are also constantly making the farmers aware about how they can compensate their loss.
Contrary to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, this year in July there was about 42 percent less rainfall than normal. This has also affected the sowing of paddy, the main crop of Kharif. Central UP and Bundelkhand have received much less rainfall than the average. In these areas, sowing is still pending in 25 to 30 percent of the fields. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, now there is no hope of much rain even in the remaining days of July.
State Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi advised farmers a few days ago that those farmers who are still hoping to sow or plant paddy with the help of rain should think about cultivating other crops that require less time and less rain. As an alternative, farmers can sow maize, millet, sorghum and pulses-oilseeds.
Under the Accelerated Maize Development Program and National Food Security Mission, a provision of 50 percent subsidy has been made on normal hybrid maize seeds for all 75 districts of the state. Due to its multipurpose nature, there is a demand for maize and the yield per quintal is also good.
Not only this, the government is giving a subsidy of six thousand rupees per hectare on the demonstration of Desi maize, hybrid maize and popcorn maize, 40 thousand rupees per hectare on baby corn maize and 50 thousand rupees per hectare on sweet corn maize. Stalls of private companies of hybrid seeds of maize, millet and sorghum are being set up in every block, 50 percent subsidy on these seeds will also be sent to the accounts of farmers.
The government has also provided free seed minikits of madua, sawa, kodo, millet among millets at the departmental sales centers of all blocks. Apart from this, seeds of pulses and oilseeds, especially urad, moong, arhar and sesame seeds are available in the general distribution program. These seeds will be available to the farmers by paying only 50 percent of the price by adjusting the subsidy on seeds through POS machine. Most of these crops are going to be grown in less water and less time. Maize and millet are also in great demand in the market. Through pulses, farmers can take an additional crop full of protein. Since these crops have the property of naturally taking nitrogen from the atmosphere and stabilizing it in the soil. Therefore, they can get its benefit in the form of increased yield in the next crop. Also, Rabi crops can also be sown on time.