UP to explore contract farming in Russia to benefit state farmers

State preparing roadmap to harness Russia's land, natural resources after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's visit in Vladivostok

Targeting to hit the ambitious trillion-dollar economy mark by 2024, Uttar Pradesh has started to look beyond the state and national boundaries to faraway Russia.
 
The state government has mooted the proposal of contract farming by UP entrepreneurs in Russian Far East regions, which have abundant land, but are sparsely populated to exploit the available natural resources. The state is looking to create an agricultural value chain to benefit the state farmers and entrepreneurs.
 
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had recently (11-13 Aug) visited the city of Vladivostok, Russia as part of the Indian delegation led by union commerce