Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the Growth rate of the state at 19.7 percent has been the highest in the country at current prices. Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture has contributed the most in this. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly encouraging farmers to take more profitable crops along with traditional crops.
Burhanpur has made a special place in the production of spice crops, where turmeric, ginger, coriander, onion are being produced in large quantities. Burhanpur is also a leader in banana, sugarcane and . The economic Empowerment of the farmer will be possible through diversification of crops. Chief Minister Chouhan was virtually addressing a national workshop organized for the production, processing and promotion of natural farming of spice crops in Burhanpur today from his residence office.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that remarkable achievement has been registered in the field of agriculture in the state in which the expansion of Irrigation facilities has played an important role. With the increase in the area under irrigation, production has greatly increased. Madhya Pradesh is first in the country in the production of wheat. Burhanpur district is considered to be a cash Cropping district. There is a need to encourage the cultivation of fruits, flowers and medicines here.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that the country has been a name for centuries in the world in the production of spices. Spices have been going from India to many countries of the world, in which the southern states have been ahead.