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Farmers Get Money for Healthy Soil! 🌱💰

Farmers in Punjab and Haryana earned money for using special planting ways that keep soil strong. 🌾

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More than 2,500 small farmers received payments.

Total money paid was about 2.9 crore rupees.

Practices included Direct Seeded Rice, less soil digging, and keeping crop leftovers on fields.

These actions reduced water use and prevented many fires from burning plant waste.

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They used a method called Direct Seeded Rice, which means planting seeds straight into the field. 🌱

By taking care of leftover plant parts and using less water, they helped the air stay cleaner. 🌤️

The government gave each farmer between three thousand and fifteen thousand rupees. 💵

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Regenerative farming

Farming that helps the soil become healthier and stronger.

Soil carbon

Good stuff in the ground that can keep the air clean.

Greenhouse gases

Gases that can make the Earth too warm.

Carbon credits

Certificates that show how much good work was done for the Earth.

Irrigation

Giving water to plants using pipes or channels.

Residue

Leftover parts of plants after they are harvested.

PM2.5

Tiny particles in the air that can make it dirty.

Direct Benefit Transfer

A way the government sends money straight to people's bank accounts.

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