New technologies lead to bumper tomato yields in Assam
New technologies lead to bumper tomato yields in Assam
This work was funded by World Bank – APART Project.
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Assam Agribusiness & Rural Transformation Project (APART)
Innovation in agricultural practices to increase farmer income and build a vibrant, resilient vegetable value chain.
Improved tomato production brings happiness through increased income to farmers
Applying improved cropping techniques makes a tomato farmer in Assam, India a role model for other local tomato producers.
Largest WorldVeg projects in India inaugurated
Two new WorldVeg projects seek broad-based transformation of the agricultural sector in Jharkhand and Assam, India.
Assam officials visit WorldVeg activities in Odisha, India
In mid-2016, the World Bank approached the World Vegetable Center with a request to introduce improved vegetable production technologies in Assam. WorldVeg developed a project proposal “Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation" (APART) and presented it to Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agriculture Services (ARIAS), an agency under the government of Assam. To better understand the Center’s work, ARIAS members toured WorldVeg project locations in Odisha from 21-22 March 2017. -- MORE --