The State government of Tamilnadu will implement a special scheme to increase the area of maize cultivation in 18 districts at a cost of ₹30 crore.
A kit with high-quality maize seeds, natural and liquid fertilisers, and urea would be distributed to 50,000 farmers.
It aims to increase the area under maize cultivation by 50,000 hectares.
For 2024-25, the State government has set a target to increase the area under millets cultivation to 9.95 lakh hectares with a production of 39.09 lakh metric tonnes.
It was 31.31 lakh metric tonnes two years ago.
The total food grain production target was 129.63 lakh metric tonnes for 2024-25.
The food grain production was 118.02 lakh metric tonnes last year.