Chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh gave in-principle approval to a pilot project under which an Israeli company will provide technical know-how to farmers to boost crop yield and farm income
Chandigarh: Chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh gave in-principle approval to a pilot project under which an Israeli company will provide technical know-how to farmers to boost crop yield and farm income.
The project will be undertaken in collaboration with Israelbased farming solutions provider ARNA. It will provide a digital agriculture platform with database of all farmers, besides tracking their agriculture activities.
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The CM directed additional chief secretary, horticulture, Himmat Singh to depute a nodal officer to put the pilot project on fast track. He sought support in tackling problem of the state’s fast depleting water table.
