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By Our Special Correspondent
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JAN. 27. The Governor, R.L. Bhatia, said in the Assembly on Tuesday that the Government was committed to safeguarding the interests of farmers by ensuring remunerative prices to them. It would accordingly continue with its Market Intervention Scheme for paddy, arecanut, coffee and pepper. Delivering his annual policy address to the House, the Governor said the Government would lay more emphasis on replanting and revitalization of perennial crops. "My Government is committed to the uplift of farmers. For fulfilment of the above goal, it has undertaken a series of measures to increase production and productivity of various crops. Disease control measures, introduction of scientific methods of cultivation, collection and distribution of high yielding variety of seeds to farmers, promotion of hi-tech innovative agriculture, establishment of more soil testing laboratories and establishment of virtual university are some such measures." Mr. Bhatia said the Government would undertake an extensive Disease Control Programme. It would set up a Livestock Product Investigation Laboratory in Kochi. Meat industries would be modernised. Women would be actively involved in the programme. He said a new breeding policy would be implemented in the diary sector. Under Women in Agriculture Programme, the Government would establish new income generating enterprises. It also proposed to suitably modify the scheme aimed at involving one lakh youth in productive agricultural programmes. He noted that the Government was now implementing, with the assistance of NDDB, a State-wide programme to prevent outbreak of cattle diseases. With a view to increasing the availability of fodder, farmers were being encouraged to grow fodder. They are also being encouraged to grow non-conventional feeding materials like Azola.
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