Tripura’s potato farming reaches a record-breaking growth with ARC technology

Ratan Lal Nath, the minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare for Tripura, credited the state’s “remarkable progress” in potato growing to the use of Apical Rooted Cutting (ARC) technique. On the state assembly floor, the minister also gave Chief Minister Manik Saha two packages of ‘Kali-Khasha’ rice, millet-based crackers, and a basket of locally grown…

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Tripura promotes sustainable farming through large-scale hydroponics

Tripura is adopting hydroponic gardening on a commercial scale to give farmers access to a more profitable and sustainable agricultural method. Larger installations of more than 500 square meters, which correspond with national standards for hydroponic farming, are replacing the state’s smaller portable hydroponic systems. An major project under this plan is a 560-square-meter hydroponic…

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