Following the success of Neem Project in the state, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals limited (GNFC) has expanded its presence for the project in Uttar Pradesh by signing an MoU with IFFCO.
In lines with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of 100 per cent Neem coating of Urea, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals limited (GNFC) undertook an innovative multidimensional Socio Economic Neem Project since 2015.
The project will be implemented in around 15 districts of UP including Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Sitapur, lakhimpur, kheri, Jhansi, Hardoi, Barabanki, Farrukhabad & Raebareli, Kaushambi, Amethi, Raebareli, Ambedakarnagar to name few.
Many NGO’s from Uttar Pradesh have come forward and shown their
willingness to be associated with this project in their respective territories. This year, GNFC intends to collect 8000 to 10000 MT Neem seeds from UP.
This will give additional income to more than 1 lakh rural woman to the tune of Rs 12 to15 crores and will cover around 2500 villages. Union Minister for Textile Smriti Irani launched the Uttar Pradesh Neem Project at Kathaura – Jagdishpur in district Amethi.
GNFC has collected more than 45000 MT Neem seed through 4.5 lakhs rural women in last three years in five states namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP Karnataka & Rajasthan in more than 60 districts, said Rajiv Gupta, managing director of the Gujarat based PSU.
Addressing a large audience of rural women and farmers on this occasion, Irani appreciated GNFC’s efforts for implementing Neem project in many states across the country. She acknowledged that this Neem Project has generated additional income to rural poor, especially women.