<p>Karnataka will promote its own brand of tur dal (pigeon peas) that are grown in Kalaburagi and Yadgir, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in his budget speech on Friday. </p>.<p>“Tur dal grown in Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts has distinct geographical indication tag. It is proposed to brand this under the name Bhima Pulse,” Bommai said. </p>.<p>Bommai said mini food parks will be established under public-private partnership in phases in all the districts “to augment income of farmers by encouraging value addition, strengthening supply chain and preventing pilferage.” </p>.<p>Bommai also gave a push to natural farming. “Study of nitrogen fixation and bio-analytical techniques in natural farming will be taken up through agricultural/horticultural universities in an area of 1,000 acres each and will be extended to farmers’ lands,” he said.</p>.<p>“Having brought two lakh hectares of farm land under organic farming, our state stands third in production of organic farm produce in the country,” he added. </p>.<p>Through the Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC), common centres for farmer producer organisations will be developed to take up post-harvest management marketing and export farm produce by formulating a scheme at a cost of Rs 50 crore, Bommai said. </p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Karnataka will promote its own brand of tur dal (pigeon peas) that are grown in Kalaburagi and Yadgir, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in his budget speech on Friday. </p>.<p>“Tur dal grown in Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts has distinct geographical indication tag. It is proposed to brand this under the name Bhima Pulse,” Bommai said. </p>.<p>Bommai said mini food parks will be established under public-private partnership in phases in all the districts “to augment income of farmers by encouraging value addition, strengthening supply chain and preventing pilferage.” </p>.<p>Bommai also gave a push to natural farming. “Study of nitrogen fixation and bio-analytical techniques in natural farming will be taken up through agricultural/horticultural universities in an area of 1,000 acres each and will be extended to farmers’ lands,” he said.</p>.<p>“Having brought two lakh hectares of farm land under organic farming, our state stands third in production of organic farm produce in the country,” he added. </p>.<p>Through the Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC), common centres for farmer producer organisations will be developed to take up post-harvest management marketing and export farm produce by formulating a scheme at a cost of Rs 50 crore, Bommai said. </p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>