Mota Anaj: Many big announcements were made in the Union Budget 2023-24 regarding coarse grains. Coarse grains got a new identity as Shree Anna and Shree Anna Yojana has also been started to promote it. State governments are also encouraging coarse grains at their level. The Bihar government has also included millets as a draft in its fourth road map for agriculture. The cultivation of Jowar, Bajra, Barley, Kodo, Sawa, Madua will be encouraged in the state. Farmers will also be told the benefits of coarse grains and they will be motivated to do farming. To finalize this plan, a big announcement is likely to be made in the Krishi Samagam on February 21.
Perfect Bihar for coarse grains
There is a plan to grow coarse grains in those areas of Bihar, where rainfall is very less. Presently, as a pilot project, sorghum and bajra are being cultivated in Bhojpur district, but the hilly areas of Gaya Rohtas, Kaimur and Jehanabad have been described as very favorable for the cultivation of coarse grains.
Madua is also being cultivated in Samastipur, Sitamarhi and Vaishali in North Bihar. Here the soil and climate are absolutely perfect for coarse grains, but still Bihar is far behind in the millet production index.
How will Bihar become a millet hub?
Many important announcements have been made in this budget regarding Millet. International Year of Millet has been declared only on the proposal of India. Inspired by this, millet has been included in the fourth agricultural road map of Bihar.
Meanwhile, another big challenge is in front of the farmers that wheat, paddy, maize, pulses and oilseeds dominate the market in Bihar and the productivity of millet is one-fourth of these cash crops. To overcome this challenge, the Bihar government has given a priority place to millets in the fourth roadmap for agriculture.
low cost farming
It is obvious that even in the midst of adversities of the weather, a good yield of coarse grains can be taken. On the one hand, in the cultivation of paddy and wheat, there is a lot of expenditure on fertilizers, fertilizers, irrigation and monitoring, while on the other hand coarse grains are produced at 20 percent less cost with less water, without fertilizers and weather adversities. According to the report, the Bihar government will motivate the farmers of the state to grow sawa and kodo.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.
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