Krishi Vikas Yojana: Now farmers can increase their income by doing organic farming, know how to get its benefits
As science has developed in India, its effect has also been seen in agriculture. Now new modern machines and techniques are being used in the fields.
Earlier farmers used to use natural fertilizers for farming but now they have started using chemical fertilizers for higher yield.
The effect of which is visible on our health as well as on the environment. At an early age, such a disease surrounds the body, which gradually weakens the body from inside.
The use of chemical fertilizers has also reduced the fertilizer efficiency of the field. If this continues, then the fields will also become barren one day, leaving no land for cultivation.
Now the attention of the government has also gone towards this and is bringing schemes to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers.
It is also working towards the use of organic manure.
What is Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
This scheme was started under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India.
In this scheme, farmers are encouraged to cultivate the fields by making clusters. Through this process, the government is paying special attention to organic farming.
How farmers can take a profit
Although this scheme has been started by the central government, the responsibility of implementing it lies with the state governments.
Under this scheme, a cluster of fifty acres is prepared and fifty or more farmers are included in a cluster.
When the government made this plan, a target was set to form one thousand clusters in three years.
How to take advantage of the scheme
To take advantage of this scheme, the farmer has to get himself registered in the National Center for Organic Farming, Ghaziabad of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.
Apart from this, you can also get yourself registered by going to the Agriculture Department of your state or district.
The farmer does not have to pay any kind of fee for registration.
In the scheme, there is a provision to give a few thousand rupees per acre to the farmer for three years for cultivation.
With this money, farmers can arrange transportation to take the necessary equipment, seeds, crops to the market for farming.
What are the benefits of the scheme?
This scheme will help farmers to do organic farming. Along with this, the crop will be free from toxic pesticides.
Due to this, the crop will be pure and health will also be good. Farmers’ income will also increase.
The merchant class will also get a good market and farmers will move towards natural farming.
