6.20 (1.45%) Tata Power Company has implemented the ‘Sustainable Agriculture Programme’ amongst tribal farmers. It sensitised over 950 farmers across 369 acres in 42 villages. The company aims to promote sustainable agriculture in the catchment area of its dams in Maval.
Under this programme, awareness sessions were conducted for landholding farmers during the Rabi season on best agriculture practices for its staple crop wheat along with other vegetables and cash crops like onion and potatoes. This programme has helped raise the tribal farmer’s income by Rs 50,000 to Rs 1,50,000.
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