PORVORIM
The Pilerne-Marra panchayat distributed free fertilisers and paddy seeds to needy farmers of Pillerne and Marra to encourage them to cultivate their fields.
Pilerne Sarpanch Reshma Bandodkar distributed the fertilisers and paddy seeds to needy farmers in the presence of Dy Sarpanch Amarnath Govekar, ZP member Sandeep Bandodkar and panch members.
In her address, Reshma Bandodkar appealed to farmers to preserve their land and increase the production of crops by adopting innovative methods of cultivation.
“The State government offers subsidies ranging from 75% to 90% to farmers for the purchase of agricultural machinery, power tillers, tractors, etc. The farmers should avail of the benefits of these subsidies,” she said.
Dy Sarpanch Amarnath Govekar mentioned that Goan farmers are hardworking and are not averse to modern and progressive ideas.
