MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
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After remaining out of maize cultivation in Odisha for one year,
Monsanto, a multinational company, will return this year with a view to promote
hybrid maize cultivation.
According to sources, the Government
of Odisha this year has targeted to take up maize cultivation in 50,500
hectares in 19 districts in public private partnership (PPP) mode under
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). Besides other seed companies, Monsanto
alone is going to take up maize cultivation in 6, 500 hectares in Jajpur,
Nayagarh, Angul, Kandhmal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhor, Dhenkanal and Balangir.
This year in Balangir district, we
have targeted to take up maize cultivation in 3,000 hectares under PPP mode and
a total of five seed companies have been selected by the Government to supply
seeds to the farmers. The companies are Monsanto, Ganga, Cauvery Seed, Sri Ram
Bio Seeds, UPL Advanta and Sansar Agro PVT Limited, informed Deputy Director of
Agriculture (DDA) Manoranjan Mallick.
Two varieties of seeds — Double and
Prabal are mostly promoted by Monsato. As per the provisions, the farmers will
purchase seeds from authorized seed dealers and after production of valid
receipts; the Agriculture Department will supply them agriculture inputs,
including fertiliser and micronutrients.
NGOs have been involved in the
process, which will motivate farmers, facilitate selection of beneficiary,
besides assigning other stipulated jobs to them. The framers would be given an
administrative charge of Rs 250 per hectare.
According to sources, the seed companies
are supposed to organise training once per 100 hectares. Moreover, they are
also supposed to organise a field day in 300 hectares during harvest time
involving the farmers and non farmers. The seed company should put a flexi
board/signboard indicating project name, name of the hybrid seed beneficiary
and period of sowing and total beneficiary in the promoted filed. After the
harvest, the seed companies should also facilitate the marketing of produce not
below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). In 2010, the maize cultivation was taken
up in 2, 250 hectares in the district. However, in 2011, although it was
targeted to take up in 3, 000 hectares, due to delay in supply of seeds and
drought, it could be cultivated in 1, 038 hectares only. This year we have targeted
to take up in 3000 hectares, informed an agriculture official.
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