Gujarat launched the ‘Agricultural Diversification Scheme’, 2021

Gujarat state government launched Agricultural Diversification Scheme-2021 benefiting vanbandhu- farmers in tribal areas.

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The scheme will benefit more than 1.26 lakh farmers from 14 tribal districts of the state. The state government is working to make agriculture sustainable and profitable in the tribal areas.

Under this scheme tribal farmers will get fertilizer-seed assistance of Rs. 31 crores in which 45 kg of urea, 50 kg of NPK and 50 kg of ammonium sulphate will be provided.

Seeds of crops like maize, Bitter Melon (karela), Calabash (dudhi), tomato, millet, etc. are provided under this scheme.