Pema Khandu stresses on the development of Horticulture in Arunachal Pradesh

Pema Khandu addresses the students and faculty of the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Pasighat, to give the potential push to the horticulture sector in Arunachal Pradesh.
He urged horticulture college to evolve methods benefit the farmers by spreading its technical expertise beyond the walls of the college campus.
He informed that only about 3% of the 25 lakh hectares of arable land are under use at present.
He also informed that the state government has started the Chief Minister’s Sashakt Kisan Yojna to benefit agri-horti farmers, which is in line with the Prime Minister’s campaign to double the income of farmers in the next couple of years.
He also informed about the opening of a Mega Food Park near the state capital for supporting horticulture.

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