Chandigarh: Punjab government on Sunday announced that a mobile application for farmers will be launched soon, equipping the community with the latest information about farm technologies, agricultural inputs and weather updates.
An official spokesman said the farmers will be able to get information about agriculture development, including
latest techniques to sow crops, availability and right type of fertilizer, herbicide, pesticides and weather prediction, with the new application.
The initiative will prove a boon for farmers, as it will enable them to choose seeds on the basis of price and
productivity, he said.
The app will also provide information about weather at the time of sowing and harvesting, so that the farmers can
save their crops from unfavorable climate conditions.
The inputs related to adequate quantity of seeds, pesticides and manure will be provided on the basis of
scientific practices, the spokesman added.
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