The Uttar Pradesh government has partnered with the agriculture industry to bolster agri startups and introduce artificial intelligence (AI) in farming to boost rural economy and ‘smart farming’ practices.
The Yogi Adityanath government is also planning to host a global farmers’ summit ‘Krishi Bharat’ in November 2024 in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Delegations of farmers and agri experts from countries like the US, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Poland, France, Spain, Indonesia, and Kenya will participate in the four-day mega event in Lucknow.
The state is looking at sending state progressive farmers to foreign countries for knowledge sharing in best agricultural practices. It will also showcase ‘agri tourism’, arranging field visits to foreign delegations to familiarise them with local farm practices and allied activities.
In UP, the net cropped area is estimated at more than 20 million hectares, which is almost 85 per cent of the state’s total land mass. UP tops in sugarcane and dairy production. Paddy and rice accounts for the largest, 33 per cent, of the state’s cropped area, followed by wheat, pulses, and oilseeds at 33 per cent, sugarcane 16 per cent, and maize and millets at 14 per cent.
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