Maharashtra state revenue and agriculture minister Eknath Khadase said that more than one lakh hectare area in the state will be used for horticulture with help from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme.
Khadase said, "The farmers from water scarcity hit areas need to get an alternative source of income. They need to get an option for earning some money and hence horticulture will be of use to them."
He said, "The foodgrain crops are not fetching much to the farmers mainly because of the market forces and various restrictions. If a section of the available land is used for horticulture to grow fruits like guava, pomegranate, mango, chikoo it will help in earning more. The land between the horticulture trees can be used for vegetables cultivation. Thus, a farmer will have some earning through vegetables, some from the horticulture and rest from his routine main crop. It could be either cash or foodgrain crops."
The MNREGS will help to create more jobs for people who will be used for digging and levelling of the land for horticulture. The landless as well as marginal farmers can work on it and earn while major farmers will get labour in their villages through the scheme. The government is also going to fund the farmers participating in the horticulture scheme so that they can bear the early expenses of watering, using pesticides and fertilisers for better growth, he said.
Khadase said, "The farmers from water scarcity hit areas need to get an alternative source of income. They need to get an option for earning some money and hence horticulture will be of use to them."
He said, "The foodgrain crops are not fetching much to the farmers mainly because of the market forces and various restrictions. If a section of the available land is used for horticulture to grow fruits like guava, pomegranate, mango, chikoo it will help in earning more. The land between the horticulture trees can be used for vegetables cultivation. Thus, a farmer will have some earning through vegetables, some from the horticulture and rest from his routine main crop. It could be either cash or foodgrain crops."
The MNREGS will help to create more jobs for people who will be used for digging and levelling of the land for horticulture. The landless as well as marginal farmers can work on it and earn while major farmers will get labour in their villages through the scheme. The government is also going to fund the farmers participating in the horticulture scheme so that they can bear the early expenses of watering, using pesticides and fertilisers for better growth, he said.
Source : Times of India
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