Lucknow, Feb. 2 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed that oilseed and pulse-based intercropping with sugarcane crops be undertaken on a large scale to give a fillip to the agricultural sector of Uttar Pradesh.
He said, "This model has the capacity not just to double but to 'multiply manifold' the income of sugarcane farmers."The Chief Minister was chairing a high-level meeting on this subject on Monday. He said that intercropping high-value crops like mustard, lentil, urad, and moong along with sugarcane provides farmers with additional production, lower costs, and stable income throughout the year, thereby strengthening their economic condition.
The Chief Minister added, "Horizontal expansion of cultivable land in the state i...