Double-cropping in Assam to enhance farm yield

Assam government is planning to bring around 5 lakh hectares under double cropping pattern. In 2011, the Agriculture Department had launched double cropping in about 2, 90,000 hectares of mono-cropping land to enhance production and reach self-sufficiency in agriculture.

Objective: To boost agriculture production and attain self-sufficiency in agriculture.

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012