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Farmer baseline information survey to begin in Karur

Staff Reporter

KARUR: In consonance with the State Government's plan for a second green revolution, a farmer baseline information survey with the stated objective of increasing the income for farmers by two to three times is all set for commencement in Karur district.

The plan aims at increasing the agricultural productivity by 100 per cent, achieving a nine per cent growth in value addition of products, increasing the rice production from 86 lakh tonne to 134.5 lakh tonne, more than doubling the sugarcane production from the current 475.5 lakh tonne to 1,000 lakh tonne and most importantly doubling the income of farmers.

To help the Department of Agriculture officials convey the real time data and counsel farmers in improving productivity, training was imparted at a workshop here on Thursday.

Joint Director of Agriculture, Chennai, Subramaniam, performed the role of a resource person in providing a hands on training to the Agriculture Department officials on preparing a farmers baseline information survey for field use in the presence of Joint Director of Agriculture K. Jagadeesan.

There were 19,191 small and medium farmers and the survey officials would meet at least one third of them and discuss what crops they had raised in the past, the productivity, revenue receipts and plan what could be done to double the yield, productivity and income, according to Collector V. Shobhana who spoke.

The task needs to be completed in 15 days, Ms. Shobhana said.

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