CM lays stress on alternative crops
The Hindu
Jagan for millet board, strict action against adulteration of farm inputs
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that focus should be on cultivation of alternative crops, including millets and asked officials to provide necessary incentives.
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy, during a review meeting on agriculture and allied sectors, instructed the officials to constitute a millet board and set up processing units in places where they are cultivated more. He wanted incentives to be provided for natural farming.
He said awareness should be created among farmers on organic and nature farming and added that organic methods should be promoted as an alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
NDA government in A.P. neglecting students and education sector badly hit, alleges Jagan Mohan Reddy
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has criticised the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Andhra Pradesh, accusing it of neglecting all sectors and not paying the fee reimbursement benefits to the students.