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Vedanta’s pilot project in Korba increases crop yield by 41%

Mumbai, India, 3 February 2105: Project Jalgram’s Systematic Rice Intensification (SRI) technique, an initiative of Vedanta’s group company, BALCO, benefitted 17 farmers who took part in the pilot demonstration. The farmers experienced on average, a 41% increase in crop yield. The success of the SRI technique pilot project and the support of the farmers involved …