The government last week decided to cultivate traditional varieties of paddy in 300,000 acres during the next Maha cultivation season without using any type of agrochemicals.
The Government has taken steps to ensure agrochemical-free cultivation in the country by 2020. The objective of the government was to cultivate at least one million acres with traditional rice varieties to change the unhealthy food habits.
The government last week decided to cultivate traditional varieties of paddy in 300,000 acres during the next Maha cultivation season without using any type of agrochemicals.