Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) is a sub-scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. The Indian state of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh are getting the benefits of BGREI. In Siliguri Sub Division of West Bengal has a very good production rate in the 2019 – 2020 season.
Our every single day directly or indirectly links with a farmer. But, still, a farmer’s son wants a different profession. Yes! I do believe not all but the majority.
Agriculture is the heart of the state’s economy, and irrigation is one of the major parts of agriculture. Keeping this in mind, The Government of West Bengal in associate with The Government of India have jointly taken an impressive initiative to maintain the irrigation in such way that can save water, cost and time. Yes, it is sprinkler irrigation under Bangla Krishi Sech Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.
Since 2014, North Bengal is enjoying different kind of new crops and modern cultivation. Strawberry is one of them.Local farmers are doing totally organic cultivation with the help of COFAM.