To provide affordable technical knowhow to Punjab’s beleaguered farmers for boosting their crop yield and income, besides facilitating crop diversification, the CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday gave in-principle approval for a pilot project to be undertaken in collaboration with Israel-based farming solutions provider ARNA.
The company would provide a State Digital Agriculture Platform with a database of all Punjab farmers, besides tracking their agriculture activities, such as fertilizer usage, timely soil, water and tissue analysis.
The project would be aimed at enhancing crop quality and yield, thereby increasing their capability to repay their debts. Amarinder directed the Additional CS Horticulture Himmat Singh to depute a nodal officer exclusively to put the pilot project on fast track.
Earlier, ARNA’s Arik Matlaw said the company would provide a comprehensive solution for balanced and optimal use of fertilizers by the farmers.