Farmland lost to urbanisation, agridept flags threat to foodgrain supply | Lucknow News
Lucknow: Nearly 40,000–50,000 hectares of productive agricultural land — roughly the size of a mid-sized UP city — is being lost to rapid urbanisation every year, raising concerns over the state’s future foodgrain supply.The agriculture department has flagged the issue in a June 10 govt order, warning that the trend could adversely affect the availability…