PATNA, Feb. 23 : Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan directed the authorities and the scientists as well as researchers to develop thornless seeds of fox nut (Makhana) and said that the centre was considering providing the same benefits as farmers to those farming by taking land on lease.
After taking the details of the technical know-how of Makhana cultivation from the farmers for which Chauhan himself stepped into the pond during his tour to Fox nut (Makhana) Research Centre in Darbhanga, the Union Minister asked the authorities to work extensively for developing thornless seeds of Fox nut.
Describing Makhana as a superfood full of Nutrition was not easy to cultivate and the farmers had to face lots of pain while cultivating it. Their suffering can be experienced only after coming to Bihar, he added.
Chauhan announced initiating steps for increasing the productivity of Makhana per hectare, slashing its production cost, overcoming the hurdles in its production and providing adequate prices to the farmers for their cultivated Makhana.
He also spoke about the problems of the farmers doing agricultural activities and taking lands on lease and admitted that such farmers were not getting the benefits of the schemes introduced by the Centre for the Peasants. He said the centre was considering that those who do farming by taking land on lease should also get the same benefits as farmers.
Chauhan said he was not just running the department under the leadership of the Prime Minister but was going deep into the situation to solve the problems of the farmers.
(UNI)
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