Farmers of Chhattisgarh began incomes crores from Kodo

Due to the Chhattisgarh Millet Mission, the farmers’ curiosity within the cultivation of Kodo, Kutki and Ragi (Millets) has elevated quickly within the state. Millets, which had been earlier offered at half worth, at the moment are being offered at good costs within the state of Chhattisgarh. Due to the particular initiative of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, farmers have began incomes crores of rupees as a result of buy of millets within the state on the assist worth. In the final season, farmers had offered 34298 quintals of millets on the assist worth for Rs 10 crore 45 lakh. Chhattisgarh is the one state within the nation, the place Kodo, Kutki and Ragi are being procured on the assist worth and the work of its worth addition can also be being carried out. Kodo-Kutki is being procured on the fee of Rs.3000 per quintal on the assist worth and ragi is being procured on the fee of Rs.3377 per quintal.
With the assistance and steering of the Chhattisgarh State Seed Certification Institute, farmers have began incomes substantial earnings by producing licensed seeds of Kodo. In the final one 12 months, the variety of farmers producing licensed seeds has elevated virtually 5 instances and the earnings from this has elevated 4 instances. In the 12 months 2021-22, 3089 quintals of licensed seeds had been produced by 171 farmers of 11 districts of the state, which the Seed Corporation bought from the farmers on the fee of Rs. 4150 per quintal and paid them an quantity of multiple crore 28 lakh 18 thousand. Have carried out The licensed seeds produced by the farmers of the state are being provided for sowing by way of cooperative societies.
Mr. AB Asana, Additional Director of Seed Certification Institute, stated that within the 12 months 2020-21, solely 716 quintals of licensed seeds had been produced by 36 farmers of seven districts within the state. Due to this, the producer farmers had earned an earnings of Rs 32 lakh 88 thousand, whereas in 2021-22 the variety of Kodo seed producing farmers and the revenue from the sale of seeds have elevated manifold. In the final three years, Kodo licensed seed producing farmers have offered seeds price Rs 1 crore 65 lakh 18 thousand 633 to the Chhattisgarh Seed Development Corporation.
Additional Director Mr. Asana instructed that cultivation of Kodo is extra useful in such agricultural land the place the manufacturing of paddy is nominal. Kodo cultivation requires much less water and fewer fertilizer. As a results of which the price of its cultivation may be very much less and the revenue of the productive farmers is extra. He knowledgeable that within the 12 months 2019-20 solely 103 quintals of licensed seeds had been produced within the state. Since the implementation of the Millets Mission, the Chhattisgarh State Seed Certification Institute, in coordination with different authorities establishments, is making steady efforts to advertise Kodo seed manufacturing, as a result of which the seed manufacturing is constantly rising.
It is price mentioning that the state of Chhattisgarh has additionally obtained the National Level Nutritious Grain Award 2022 for selling the cultivation of millets. To promote millets manufacturing within the state, it has been included within the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. Millets producing farmers are additionally being given alternate help of Rs 9 thousand per acre as an incentive.
The cultivation of Kodo, Kutki and Ragi is being constantly expanded within the state, as a result of which the realm below its cultivation has elevated from 69 thousand hectare to 1 lakh 88 thousand hectare within the state. Keeping in thoughts the promotion of millet cultivation, coaching of farmers, availability of top quality seeds and improve in productiveness, the Millet Mission is being run within the state. 14 districts have signed a tripartite MoU with IIMR Hyderabad below the Millet Mission with the efforts of the Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association. Under the Chhattisgarh Millet Mission, a goal has additionally been set to extend the productiveness of millet from 4.5 quintals per acre to 9 quintals ie doubling.

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