Seven seed centres to come up in State soon

The Pioneer, Sept 6, 2007
Pioneer News Service | Bhubaneswar

The State Government has decided to set up seven seeds centre in the State. These centres would come up at Ganjam, Anugul, Sundergarh, Kalahandi, Balasore Jajpur and Bhubanswar.

The State has already two centres one each at Rayagada and Baragarh.

The two centres give certificates on the certified seeds. Another centre is functioning at Bhubaneswar to check the quality of seeds.

Meanwhile, the State Government has decided to impart training to the farmers about the use of modern cultivation. In this connection, Government is planning to rope in the National Farmer Extension Management Organisations.