Agriculture Production Commissioner Ajay Singh on Wednesday directed officials to optimise utilisation of vacant Government land earmarked for agricultural purposes to make them suitable for farming activities in the State.
While reviewing the work at all Government agricultural zones, Singh also directed the managers of the Government agricultural land to ensure better management of such land in their respective regions.
The Commissioner also asked the managers to send proposals to the Agricultural Directorate for development of pond besides construction of Seed Processing Centres and godowns in their respective regions.
At the meeting, Director, Agriculture, P R Krudutt informed that there are a total of 27 Government agricultural zones in the State out of which 17 are with the State Agriculture Department and the rest are under the control of the Seed Corporation.
He said that the total area under the Government agricultural zones is 840 hectares in which farming activities had been taken up on 491 hectares.
Krudutt informed that the Government agricultural zones play a vital role in carrying out seed supply activities and holding exhibition programmes for the crops.