Patna, April 21 -- As concerns over climate change intensify globally and its potential threat to food security looms large, Bihar is steadily positioning itself at the forefront of climate-resilient agriculture in the country.
Sources at the Agriculture department said here on Monday that the state's proactive push towards climate-adaptive farming practices is now yielding tangible results, transforming the state into a model for sustainable agriculture. Launched as a pilot project in 2019-20, the climate-resilient farming initiative has expanded rapidly across all 38 districts of the state.
Presently, as many as 190 villages have fully embraced these practices, emerging as examples of sustainable and adaptive agriculture. The initiative...