Seeds of different Kharif crops are being sold well in the stalls put up by different departments of the university during the farmers fair now going on in GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) campus.
Seeds of the Rabi crops worth nearly Rs30 lakh were sold till the second day of the fair. These were sold by Production Center, Crop Research Center and the University Farm. PBW 502,343,550 and HD 2966, PT303 of mustard and Pl8 of lentil were in high demand.
Apart from these, stalls of Vegetable Research Center ,Agro-forestry Research Center , Horticulture Science Research Center and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Center had sold seeds worth Rs1.5 lakh till date.
During the fair, the farmers participated in the auction of hybrid calves on the Academic livestock Sector. Their enthusiasm was palpable, the scientists associated with the varsity said.
Special lectures were delivered by eminent scientists like R.K Shrivastav , R S Chauhan and A.K Singh to the farmers on how to increase the quantum of the produce.
Farmers in the fair visited different research centers of the university and were enlightened on different crops by the scientists. Different competitions and puppet shows were organised too at the behest of State Bank Of India and Punjab National Bank, Pantnagar in course of the fair.