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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsIf all goes well as per the plans of the Agriculture Department, schools in the district can soon have sprawling vegetable gardens in their compounds. The department has initiated a project to provide financial assistance as well as seeds to the schools to set up vegetable gardens.The scheme primarily aims at creating a positive approach among school students towards farming. Deputy Director of Agriculture Department M Sheela said the financial assistance and the seeds would be distributed in a week. As per the scheme, the students and teachers will be part and parcel of the project. The Agriculture Department has decided to select 200 schools in the district to implement the project.The project can be taken up in full swing only if the school responds to it positively.Yet another mandatory requirement of the scheme is the availability of land to set the vegetable gardens. The schools must have at least 10 cents of land to get benefit under the scheme, she said. The department has directed all the offices of the Krishi Bhavan in the district to implement the project within a week.The Vegetable and Fruits Promotion Council has been entrusted to provide seeds to the schools. Moreover, the selected schools will be given a financial assistance to the tune of Rs 2500. P R Ushadevi, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Vyttila, said the respective Krishi Bhavans near the schools will give training.first published:September 05, 2012, 10:55 ISTlast updated:September 05, 2012, 10:55 IST
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If all goes well as per the plans of the Agriculture Department, schools in the district can soon have sprawling vegetable gardens in their compounds. The department has initiated a project to provide financial assistance as well as seeds to the schools to set up vegetable gardens.

The scheme primarily aims at creating a positive approach among school students towards farming. Deputy Director of Agriculture Department M Sheela said the financial assistance and the seeds would be distributed in a week. As per the scheme, the students and teachers will be part and parcel of the project. The Agriculture Department has decided to select 200 schools in the district to implement the project.

The project can be taken up in full swing only if the school responds to it positively.Yet another mandatory requirement of the scheme is the availability of land to set the vegetable gardens. The schools must have at least 10 cents of land to get benefit under the scheme, she said. The department has directed all the offices of the Krishi Bhavan in the district to implement the project within a week.

The Vegetable and Fruits Promotion Council has been entrusted to provide seeds to the schools. Moreover, the selected schools will be given a financial assistance to the tune of Rs 2500. P R Ushadevi, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Vyttila, said the respective Krishi Bhavans near the schools will give training.