4 lakh quintals of paddy seed for farmers during kharif

Expressbuzz, June 22, 2009

BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Seeds Corporation (OSSC) will provide four lakh quintals of paddy seed during the kharif.

Last year, 2.5 lakh quintals paddy seed was supplied. According to corporation chairman Golak Behari Nayak, so far 3.35 lakh quintal seed had been supplied to the farmers while another 65,000 quintal will be provided by month-end. The seeds are produced by the farmers and sold as certified seeds after processing them at a concessional rate of Rs 1,000 per quintal.

Besides, the corporation has already provided 10,000 quintals of groundnut seed to the farmers of Bargarh, Sundagrah, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Angul, Dhenkanal and Ganjam. Another 5,000 quintals will be supplied.