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flag Karnataka's ₹100 crore farm initiative boosts income via processing, loans, and tech, but farmers demand more urgent reforms.

flag Karnataka has launched a ₹100 crore three-year 'Chief Minister’s Krishi Vistara' initiative to boost farmers’ income through post-harvest processing, value addition, and market access, while expanding water-efficient AWD paddy farming and developing a self-sustaining Millet Hub. flag The state is enhancing soil health via the 'Vasudhamruta' program, upgrading the Farmer Call Centre with AI for real-time data, and piloting 'Raitha Malls' in Kolar for affordable inputs. flag It aims to disburse ₹30,000 crore in interest-free loans to 38 lakh farmers, having already provided ₹22,000 crore to 25 lakh. flag Despite a 9.1% agriculture growth in 2025-26, farmers’ groups criticize the budget for lacking new, impactful measures to address distress, suicide risks, and youth disengagement in farming.

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