Claim: The UP government is procuring stubble from farmers, nearly 5000 quintals of stubble is procured, and farmers are given cow dung in return.
Fact-check: Unnao district administration in UP has launched a barter scheme of trading stubble for biofertilizer - FACTLY
Verdict: the unnao district administration, in order to check stubble burning has launched a unique initiative of barter scheme under which farmers can trade two trolleys of stubble for one trolley of bio-fertilizer . however, we could not find any credible information regarding the up government's procurement of 5000 quintals of stubble from farmers and also about the initiative being implemented across all districts in up. hence the claim made in the post is true.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2020-11-10T15:10:54