President to unveil third phase of agricultural road map of Bihar
Patna,(BiharTimes): During his first visit afterassuming the highest office of the country in July President Ram Nath Kovind will unveil the third phase of agricultural road map of Bihar at a function here on November 9.
The latest roadmap (2017-22)––to be executed at an estimated cost of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in five years, seeks to enhance income of farmers substantially by encouraging change in cropping pattern, boosting usage of technology to cut down on input cost, bettering coverage of irrigational network, promoting organic farming and arranging suitable markets and processing units for better return from the produce.
According to agriculture minister Prem Kumar different components of the roadmap would be executed by 13 different departments, including water resources, animal husbandry and cooperative departments. He said the cabinet has already cleared the plan and the modalities for its execution.
