Free seeds under 'Mukhyamantri Krishak Sathi Yojana' helping women farmers

Agriculture department under this scheme in the past four years in the Rabi and Kharif seasons had distributed mini-kits of free seeds to more than 5.430 million women farmers in the state

The Rajasthan government’s programme of giving free seeds to women under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Sathi Yojana has become popular in the state.
 

“Mini-kits containing seeds of moong, moth, urad, mustard, jowar, bajra etc have been distributed free under the Krishak Sathi Yojana,” a state agriculture department official said.
 

This, he said, would ensure women’s participation in agriculture and their contribution would expand the state’s economy.
 

Agriculture Commissioner Kanaram said the agriculture department under this scheme in the past four years in the Rabi and Kharif seasons had distributed mini-kits of free seeds to more than 5.430 million women farmers in