Tag: UP to replace 17 % rice grown

  • UP to replace 17 % rice grown area with millets & oilseeds

    Lucknow : The Yogi Aditya Nath government is planning to replace around 17 % of the area under paddy ( rice ) cultivation with mil lets and oilseeds in the coming years , a top official in the agriculture department said. Uttar Pradesh , which happens to be the second largest producer of rice in…