The Haryana Government would procure seeds of sunflower at minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 3,950 per quintal during the current procurement season.
The sunflower crop is grown mainly in districts namely Kurukshetra, Ambala, Panchkula and Yamunanagar.
The state Chief Secretary, DS Dhesi held a meeting regarding procurement of sunflower in 2017-18 here on Friday.
During the meeting, it was informed that the Central Government had decided the MSP of Rs 3,950 per quintal for 2017-18, and had made National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), the central nodal agency for procurement of sunflower.
The Haryana Government has authorised Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation limited (HAFED) for procurement of sunflower.
It was also informed that HAFED has been carrying out procurement of sunflower for the last two years. In 2014-15, the produce was 32,100 tonnes while in 2015-16 it was 14,800 tonnes and in 2016-17, it was 12,500 tonnes.
The Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department had notified the harvesting period of sunflower from June 1 to 15 and HAFED would continue its procurement till July 31.
The guidelines for the procurement of oilseeds and pulses under the Price Support Scheme were issued by the Union Ministry of Agriculture.