Sustainable Agriculture

GPS has demonstrated Zinc fortified variety of wheat in 14 villages of Atraulia and Pawai blocks in Azamgarh district. This programme was supported by ICRISAT under the leadership of SHDA, Gorakhpur. 120 farmers were selected for seed production and multiplication of BHU-6 covering 50 acres of land. Training on weeding and maintaining distance between plants has been imparted in the selected districts by SHDA.