2.04 lakh saplings to be distributed to farmers under new agro forestry scheme
The Hindu
70,000 saplings distributed already
The Agriculture Department has planned to distribute about 2.04 lakh tree saplings to farmers in Tiruchi district under the Tamil Nadu Mission on Sustainable Green Cover on Farmlands, a new agro forestry scheme launched by the State government in 2021.
The Department has started the distribution of saplings to farmers and already about 70,000 saplings have been distributed so far. The remaining saplings are ready for distribution at the Forest Department’s Extension Centre nursery at P. K. Agaram, an official of the Agriculture Department said. The department was keen to distribute the saplings quickly so that farmers can plant the saplings taking advantage of the monsoon/agriculture season now.
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