Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, leads the nation in terms of agricultural production, yet average farmer incomes are low because of smaller land holdings and lower levels of technology adoption. A newly launched initiative, the UP Accelerator PRAGATI, aims to improve water-use efficiency and improve farm mechanization to make UP a global leader in sustainable agriculture within the next five years.
At least nine states had written to the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare in April and May, before the Cabinet meeting in June, requesting it to reconsider the proposal and hike the MSP, show documents accessed by The Indian Express under the RTI Act.
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