Due to the inducement scheme of the state authorities, the development of farmers in direction of lac cultivation elevated within the state – Lok Shakti.in

After getting technical recommendation and coaching, now farmers are cultivating lac utilizing scientific technique

Raipur, 24 June 2023

Due to the standing of agriculture to lac manufacturing by the state authorities and numerous incentive schemes, the farmers of the state have elevated their inclination in direction of lac cultivation. After getting technical recommendation and coaching by the state authorities, now farmers have began rearing lac even by scientific technique. It could also be famous that historically lac is cultivated in numerous districts of the state. Kusumi lac on safflower and ber timber and rangini lac on Palash and ber timber are practiced by greater than 50 thousand farmers within the state.
It is notable that on the directions of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, particular initiative is being taken by the state authorities to encourage farmers to domesticate lac and to extend their earnings. Necessary preparations have been made by Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association for Bihan Lakh provide and Bihan Lakh sale and availability of Lakh crop mortgage. In this collection, the farmers of Gariaband district are transferring in direction of incomes extra income by producing lac. Four clusters have been chosen to advertise lac cultivation below Gariaband Forest Division. In chosen clusters, farmers are being skilled for lac cultivation utilizing scientific technique. Under this, 761 farmers are cultivating lac in 8243 safflower timber and 4849 ber timber after getting coaching. Due to getting technical recommendation and steerage, the farmers of the district are cultivating lac in additional than 13 thousand timber with scientific technique.
Conservator of Forests, Gariyaband Forest Division mentioned that by giving extra encouragement to lac cultivation, lac has been bought from lac farmers and provided to the farmers of different districts as nicely. He knowledgeable that until now 14.53 quintal lac has been bought from 5 farmers below Devbhog cluster below June-July 2023. Its worth is 5 lakh 75 thousand 527 rupees. For the cultivation of lac within the district, an quantity of 23 lakh 25 thousand loans has been distributed to 66 farmers within the monetary yr 2022-23 by coordinating with the Primary Credit Cooperative Society of the District Cooperative Central Bank. Apart from this, within the monetary yr 2023-24, 17 farmers have been given a mortgage of Rs. 8 lakh 50 thousand.
In order to beat the scarcity of Bihan Lakh within the state, the acquisition fee has been mounted to purchase the Bihan Lakh accessible with the farmers at an inexpensive worth. Under this, charges have been mounted for Kusumi Behan Lakh (obtained from Ber tree) and Rangini Behan Lakh (obtained from Palash tree).
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