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Punjab farmer's technique reduces water usage in paddy cultivation
Surjeet Singh, a progressive farmer from Fatehpur Saheb in Punjab, has developed a ridge paddy cultivation technique that reduces water usage and increases productivity.
Singh’s initiative has been widely recognised, and he has received the Krishi Karman award from PM Modi.
Singh has also been teaching other farmers to sow varieties of paddy that give increased yield and save water.
Pathikrit Sen Gupta is a Senior Associate Editor with News18.com and likes to cut a long story short. He writes sporadically on Politics, Sports, Glob...Read More
