Friday, May 25, 2007

Subsidy to Organic Farmers in India

"Taking advantage of low consumption of synthetic fertiliser in Orissa, the State Government has taken initiatives to promote organic farming.

The Government has announced subsidy to farmers for commercial production of bio-fertilisers.

For each bio-fertiliser production unit costing Rs 5,000, the subsidy amount will be Rs 2,500, said Agriculture Minister Surendra Nath Nayak.

The State has also submitted a Rs 5-crore project proposal to the Centre on organic farming."

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That's one way to motivate farmers to make the change!