Crops, seeds, plants, fertilizers and other products produced by different colleges run under Indira Gandhi Agriculture University such as Agriculture Science Centres, Research Centres and Research Circles will now be sold from university premises through an outlet.
IGAU Vice Chancellor Dr S.K. Patil inaugurated the centre situated on National Highway 53 based university’s commercial centre on Thursday. Additional to it Koriya Agro Producing Company, Farmers’ Group and Self Help Group made products under ‘Indira Pragati Premium’ brand will be available for the people.
Dr Patil said with demand for crop, seeds, plants, fertilizers from the public increasing, such an arrangement has been made. Now all these will be available under one roof.
Agriculture Science Centre, Raipur chief scientist Dr Gautam Rai said that different types of crops and its seeds and nursery plants will be sold. It would have organic rice having different verities like Jeera Phool, Janwa Phool, Shankh Jeera, Vishnu Bhog, Badshah Bhog, Devbhog, Dubhraj, Kadam phool, lokti machchi and others including brown rice, black rice, zinc rice.
Minor food grains like kodo, kutki, ragi, and others will also be provided with certified seeds. Additional to it through tissue culture produced plants of banana, orchid, sugarcane, bamboo are included. Fishes for aquarium are also being provided.
