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Govt plans TV channel for farmers

July 17, 2003 19:44 IST

A television channel devoted to the agriculture sector would be launched before October 2 this year, Union Agriculture Minister Rajnath Singh said.

Speaking at Indian Council of Agriculture Research awards function, he said the proposed channel would play a significant role in providing information about the latest scientific achievements to the farmers.

He stressed on the need for a better co-operation between agriculture scientists and farmers in order to take the fruits of agricultural research to the field.

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