Ranchi, March 8 -- Jharkhand Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Sunday urged farmers to diversify their income sources and adopt multi-dimensional agricultural activities to strengthen their livelihoods.
She was speaking while inaugurating a two-day Farmers' Fair and Agricultural Exhibition 2026 organised on the occasion of International Women's Day at the ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture in Namkum here.
Addressing the gathering, Tirkey highlighted the significant contribution of women farmers in Jharkhand and said they play an important role not only in their families and communities but also in the economic and social development of the state and the country.
She said many farme...