MP CONCERNED BY SEED SHORTAGE IN BALANGIR
Friday,
28 June 2013 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
Balangir MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo has expressed concern
over paddy seed shortage in the district. Against the requirement of 52,653
qunitals, only 17,000 quintals of seed was received till June 25, he said.
“I
have talked to the Director of Agriculture on the seed shortage issue, and he
assured me to supply the required seeds to the district,” Singh Deo told
reporters here on Wednesday.
According
to reports available from the Deputy Director of Agriculture office here, the
total amount of seeds supplied to the district till Thursday was 21,000
quintals. However, Swarna and Lalat, the most popular paddy varieties, are
short in supply.
Two
agencies, the Odisha State Seed Corporation and the Odisha Agro Industries
Corporation, are supplying seeds
It
would be noted that the seed sowing time can at best go up to the first week of
July. While there is good condition for sowing yet due to shortage of seeds
farmers are facing a lot of problems.
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