Agro Bihar-2024 started from today at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Here at the stalls of the Cooperative Department, various schemes/programmes of the department like Procurement, Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme, Chief Minister Green Agriculture Plant Scheme, Bihar State Vegetable Processing and Marketing Scheme, Infrastructure (Warehouse/Rice Mill Construction), PACS Computerization, PACS Information available about establishment of petrol/diesel outlet, establishment of Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendra in PACS, development of PACS as multi service centre, establishment of common service center in PACS, State Cooperative Bank Ltd. It is being done.
At these stalls, detailed information is being given about the services provided by cooperative banks to the farmers. Information regarding providing doorstep banking facility through Micro ATM is also being made available. Along with this, information about vegetable marketing and processing scheme is being given by Vegfed. Under Kisan Pathshala, various types of training are being given by the senior officials of the Cooperative Department to the PACS members and representatives of other committees coming from different districts.
Various agricultural equipment given under the Chief Minister Green Agriculture Plant Scheme has been displayed. Also, information about spraying of pesticides etc. is being made available through drone technology. 10 PACS managers and presidents from each district of the state have been invited to participate in this fair.
PACS members and PACS managers will also be given information regarding getting training for the license of fertilizer seeds. The boxes obtained with fertilizer and seed license will be converted into Pradhan Mantri Krishak Samridhi Kendra. Due to which fertilizer and seeds will be available in sufficient quantity in these packs. Also, facilities like soil testing center etc. will be available.
In this fair, detailed information will be given about the benefits of taking membership of three multi-state cooperative societies, namely National Organic Cooperative Society (NCOL), National Export Cooperative Society (NCEL) and Indian Seed Cooperative Society (BBSL).
(Press release)