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Kolkata: West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development Corporation (CADC) has started handholding the farmers in production of vegetables through the Hanging Seedbed technique across the state. The raised seed beds offer protection from cattle and also prevent the seed from being washed off by rain. The hanging seed bed assures a farmer yield from the entire seeds that are laid on the elevated platform and the seedlings are healthy and free from any disease," said a senior CADC official. The training for the SHG groups for adoption of the technology has been completed with CADC targeting10,000 hanging seedbeds across the state. Finally the seeds are laid and a white polythene cover is surrounded on all sides of the hanging seed bed structure to prevent exposure of direct sunlight,rain or birds..