The scheme “Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)” aims to maximize the yield of which two crops?
The scheme “Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)” aims to maximize the yield of which two crops?
[A]Rice and Barley
[B]Barley and Wheat
[C]Rice and Wheat
[D]Rice and Maize
Rice and Wheat
The program of “Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)” a lateral to Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was initially launched in 2010-11 in eastern India comprising seven states namely; Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The objectives of the program are yield maximization of rice and wheat per unit area by improving agronomy, water harvesting and conservation and water utilization (recycling of conserved water-surface water as well as groundwater).
Originally written on
March 18, 2015
and last modified on
March 18, 2015.