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Farmer baseline survey in Karur soon

Staff Reporter

KARUR: In consonance with the State government's plan for a second green revolution, a farmer baseline information survey to increase the income of farmers by two to three times is all set for commencement in the 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 and doubling the sugarcane production from the current 475.5 lakh tonne to 1,000 lakh tonne.

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, was the resource person for the training attended by 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.

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

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