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The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) is
receiving a grant of USD 250 million from the World Bank to
propel crops and farm products to the world market to
achieve a second green revolution. This grant will also help
to boost productivity, facilitate marketing, develop
unexplored businesses such as inland aquaculture and meat
production. "Conservation agriculture" techniques such as
zero-tillage, laser land leveling, raised bed planting, crop
residue management, and direct rice seeding will be used to
save natural resources without compromising productivity.
ICAR Director General Dr. Mangala Rai says that India has
three million water bodies where productivity can be
enhanced by 10-30% with improved and disease-free breeding
stock.
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