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In A Bid To Cultivate Fallow Land, Goa To Legalise Contract And Community Farming
Swarajya Staff
Nov 22, 2017, 02:19 PM | Updated 02:19 PM IST
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The Government of Goa has decided to enact two legislations which would allow 'contract' and 'community' farming practices, state Minister for Agriculture Vijay Sardesai said today (22 November).
The minister said that his department is drafting both these legislations which could revive farming activities in the stretches of fallow land.
"The intention is to see that the land is not kept fallow or uncultivated and to allow cultivation of fallow land, we have to enact contract farming law by which the government acts as a guarantor, and ensures that somebody's land is not grabbed," Sardesai said.
The state government would be enacting legislations during the Budget Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly that is expected to take place in early 2018. Sardesai said the issues in Goa are unique as the land holdings are fragmented and shared between different owners.
"We will have to have community efforts to see that the entire contiguous block is cultivated. Along with contract, the community farming law will also be enacted in the state to encourage co-operative movement in this sector," the minister said.
According to Sardesai, the two laws need to be enacted to give legal sanctity for the proposals of community or contract farming received by the state Agriculture department. PTI
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