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Wednesday , January  11,  2006

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   WB Grant for 2nd Green Revolution

 

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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