Ambitious initiative to Increase agricultural production
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NEW DELHI, December 07 2021: The project farm Mechanisation, Sikkim, implementing by the Food Security & Agriculture Development Department, Sikkim, in Gangtok. This project’s approved cost Rs 504.05 lakhs. The North Eastern Council’s share is Rs 453.65 lakhs and the state’s share is Rs 50.40 lakhs. This project’s location is East, West and North South Districts of Sikkim.
The objective is to increase the output per man and animal, thereby ensuring timeless operation, minimize the cost of the different unit of operations involved in agricultural production, raise farm incomes and contribute to overall economic development.
The comparative higher output of operation by the power tillers as compared to bullock reduces the operational time and achieves timeliness in operation. This significantly reduces the seasonal fallows and thereby substantially increases their cropping intensity, employment and income.
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