CHENNAI: The Alternative Crop Cultivation Scheme was announced to reduce the impact of climate change on crops, improve soil fertility and encourage the cultivation of millets, pulses and oilseeds — crops that require less water than paddy.
The scheme will be implemented across one lakh acres, at an outlay of Rs 12.50 crore, and will benefit one lakh farmers. The minister also announced a Village Outreach Campaign wherein block-level officials of all departments, along with scientists from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, will meet farmers to provide technical advise and explain the schemes.
“The campaign will be conducted twice a month in selected revenue villages, ensuring that farmers across all 17,116 revenue villages gain awareness of agricultural technologies and government schemes within a year,” the minister added.
