Farming the wasteland
Submitted by shompa on Fri, 2011-06-17 15:11
The Assam government has drafted an ambitious plan to introduce cultivation of jatropha (Jatropha curcas ) to help farmers boost their income, and also to produce bio-diesel.
The state agriculture department last week organised a day-long training workshop for farmers and NGOs working in rural areas to popularise the crop.
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