NEW DELHI (Commodity Online): India government has released Rs. 332.87cr of the Rs 400 cr to seven states for extending green revolution to east India for 2011-12, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
The programme is implemented to improve the rice based cropping system in the selected States and is under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).
According to data provided, the eastern part of India gets 2-3 times more rainfall compared to the northwest states and has unexploited good quality ground water aquifers, and vast resources of social capital have relative advantage for sustainable production of rice, banana, sugarcane and aquaculture.
The scheme is aimed at increasing crop productivity of the region by intensive cultivation through promotion of recommended agricultural technologies and package of practices.
The Green Revolution refers to the increase in food production
