| This investment is aimed at increasing the production and productivity of agriculture in the state and augmentation of farmers' income, said the release. |
| Under the MoU, an integrated package encompassing backward and forward linkages which include supply of high quality seeds and other inputs, enhanced credit against stocks, skill upgradation of farmers, risk management are envisaged besides encouraging contract farming and setting up of electronic 'shandies' and large agricultural malls, the release said. |
| In view of the progress made by the state in crop diversification with focus on less water consuming crops like maize, oilseeds, cotton, and pulses, Nafed, for the first time, has agreed to enter into a partnership with the agriculture department of the state, added the statement. |
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