₹3.02-cr bio-fertilizer lab to come up at Yendada
A new ₹3.02 crore bio-fertilizer production laboratory is being established in Yendada, Visakhapatnam, under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana. The facility aims to promote sustainable agriculture by producing bio-fertilizers that improve soil health and reduce reliance on chemical alternatives.
Why it matters
This initiative supports the transition toward sustainable farming practices, potentially lowering cultivation costs for farmers while mitigating the long-term environmental degradation caused by chemical fertilizers.
A bio-fertilizer production laboratory, estimated to cost ₹3.02 crore, will be established at Yendada in Visakhapatnam district under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
Bheemili MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao laid the foundation stone for the facility on Friday.
Mr. Srinivasa said the State government has been prioritising agriculture and supporting farmers through procurement centres, market intervention and storage facilities. He said the excessive use of chemical fertilizers could affect soil health and stressed the need to promote bio-fertilizers.
He said Yendada in the Bheemili Assembly constituency is one of the three locations where new bio-fertilizer laboratories are being established in the State. He asked officials to complete the facility in about nine months.
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