During the ongoing Kharif season, nearly 7.45 lakh quintals of seeds of various crops have been distributed to farmers in Chhattisgarh till date, officials informed.
This includes 12,276 quintals of paddy seeds, 6,111 quintals of corn, 2035 quintals of Arhar, 22,000 quintals of soyabean and 2396 quintal seeds of other crops.
Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal had informed that the State Government has set the target of distributing nearly 10 .61 lakh quintal seeds to farmers in Kharif 2016, which is 3.42 lakh quintals more than the target of previous year.
The State Agriculture Department officials had given a target of producing 10.36 lakh quintal ‘certified seeds’ of various crops to the Chhattisgarh State Seeds and Agriculture Development Corporation in the current Kharif season, officials informed.
The Corporation had geared up for the production of seeds. The seeds will be produced in the agricultural lands of farmers and Chhattisgarh Seeds and Agriculture Development Corporation owned farm lands.
Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal also informed that the seeds produced in the current Kharif season will be distributed to farmers as per their demands in the next Kharif season in 2017.