Paddy

2022 - 4 - 9

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Farmers urged to adopt ridge seeding for sowing of paddy (The Tribune)

For conservation of depleting underground water table, Divisional Commissioner Chander Gaind today urged all farmers of state to adopt ridge seeding ...

Gaind said farmer Surjeet Singh had brought up the concept of ridge farming under which direct paddy transplantation is done on the ridges without needing to puddle the entire fields. Surjeet Singh has been resorting to such farming techniques which led to saving water during paddy cultivation. He said that it would not only save lakhs of litres of water, but would also help in increasing the yield and reducing input cost.

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Ludhiana: 'Farmers should adopt ridge seeding technique for paddy ... (Times of India)

For conservation of depleting underground water table, divisional commissioner Chander Gaind on Saturday urged all the farmers of state to adopt ridge.

He said this technique is a bliss which would reduce the water consumption and input costs and also help in reducing the environment pollution. He said that the committed team of agriculture department was working continuously for the betterment of the farmers. He directed the officials of the agriculture department to guide and motivate farmers through extensive awareness campaigns.

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Ludhiana | Divisional commissioner pushes for ridge seeding ... (Hindustan Times)

Divisional commissioner Chander Gaind said the ridge seeding technique not only helps conserve groundwater, it also helps in increasing yield and reducing ...

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