HAMIRPUR: Farmers practising pure farming in Himachal Pradesh will obtain a grant of Rs 33,000 for getting a cow, together with a subsidy of Rs 8,000 for paving the cowshed flooring, ATMA official stated on Thursday. “Farmers doing pure farming within the state will likely be given a grant of Rs 33,000 for getting a neighborhood cow moreover a subsidy of Rs 8,000 for paving the ground of the cowshed,” stated Neha Bhardwaj, Assistant Technical Supervisor of the Agricultural Know-how Administration Company (ATMA), throughout an occasion at Manjhiar village.
An consciousness and mass sensitisation camp on pure farming was organised in Manjhiar, the place Bhardwaj stated that chemical fertilisers and toxic pesticides shouldn’t be utilized in pure farming. Crops produced from pure farming are safer for well being and it additionally reduces the price of farming. By adopting this farming, farmers can improve their revenue and can even contribute to environmental safety, she stated.
She stated that the principle parts of pure farming like Jeevamrit, Beejamrit, Dhanjeevamrit and indigenous pesticides may be ready at house from the dung and urine of indigenous cows. She additionally gave details about native breeds of cows like Sahiwal, Pink Sindhi, Rathi, Thar and Parker and likewise informed about Rajiv Gandhi StartUp Yojana. Pea seeds had been additionally distributed to the farmers within the camp.