DNA Explainer: Why Centre wants crop diversification in PunjabThe government proposed agricultural diversification into pulses, cotton and maize in Punjab. Recently, the Centre presented a proposal for crop diversification in Punjab to the protesting farmers. The government proposed agricultural diversification into pulses, cotton, and maize in Punjab. However, Punjab accounts for only 5 per cent of total cotton procurement by Cotton Corporation of India (CCI). The primary objective is to reduce the area under paddy by promoting improved production technologies of alternate crops like maize, cotton, pulses etc.

Source: dna February 22, 2024 19:13 UTC