CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced a raft of schemes for farmers including e-vaadagai, a mobile app to rent farm equipment, scheme to provide agricultural inputs to cultivate pulses on rice fallow areas, and sustainable cotton cultivation mission to increase cotton production. He also inaugurated new buildings for the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board constructed at a cost of Rs 97.01 crore.
E-vaadagai will help farmers book machinery without having to visit agricultural offices. Through the Uzhavan mobile app, farmers can also learn about the State Agricultural Engineering Department’s latest initiatives and schemes, and get their doubts cleared. They can also use the app to get details of rent of equipment and conditions for using them.