Agartala, Jun 24, 2012 : Governor Dr. DY Patil toady lauded the state on its initiatives in tackling rising food crisis. Saying that the state is facing an annual food grain deficit of around 1.74 lakh metric tonnes,
Dr. Patil today said at the ceremonial release of Improved Crop Varities at ICAR, Lembucherra, that there is a pressing necessity of increasing productivity of rice to achieve self sufficiency in food production.
Rice covers nearly 80 percent of total food grain production of the state as principal crop of Tripura. Patting the initiatives for
developing high yielding crop varieties like brinjal, field pea, mustard etc under ICAR, Governor Dr. Patil today said that paths for a
second green revolution in the state are bright.
Speaking about the crop varieties developed by ICAR in Tripura,Governor Dr. Patil said, “These varieties, if adopted by the farmers to a large extent, will increase the average productivity of rice.
Food grain deficit in the Northeastern region might be solved to a large extent by this initiative”.
ICAR research teams have developed having high yield potentiality of 5-6 tonnes per hectare in the state. ICAR, Tripura has also evolved
crop varieties like brinjal, field pea and mustard.
Dr. Patil today said at the ceremonial release of Improved Crop Varities at ICAR, Lembucherra, that there is a pressing necessity of increasing productivity of rice to achieve self sufficiency in food production.
Rice covers nearly 80 percent of total food grain production of the state as principal crop of Tripura. Patting the initiatives for
developing high yielding crop varieties like brinjal, field pea, mustard etc under ICAR, Governor Dr. Patil today said that paths for a
second green revolution in the state are bright.
Speaking about the crop varieties developed by ICAR in Tripura,Governor Dr. Patil said, “These varieties, if adopted by the farmers to a large extent, will increase the average productivity of rice.
Food grain deficit in the Northeastern region might be solved to a large extent by this initiative”.
ICAR research teams have developed having high yield potentiality of 5-6 tonnes per hectare in the state. ICAR, Tripura has also evolved
crop varieties like brinjal, field pea and mustard.
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