Madhya Pradesh: Eyeing 10 % growth
For a sprawling state with 11 agro-climatic regions, Madhya Pradesh has set for itself an ambitious target of 10 per cent growth in agriculture — its backbone that accounts for nearly one-quarter of the state GDP. The state’s optimism stems from its record production of wheat, soybean, rice and gram among other crops in the recent years, which it attributes to a mix of better implementation of state and central schemes, and populist measures like giving bonus over and above the MSP (Minimum Support Price).
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