The Andhra Pradesh government is making arrangements to provide seeds on subsidy to 17 lakh of the total 55 lakh farmers in the State. A um of ₹200 core will be spent on supplying of eight varieties of seeds, Andhra Pradesh State Seeds Developemnt Corporation Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Geddam Sekhar Babu has said.
Mr. Sekhar Babu toured several groundnut processing units on Wednesday, beginning with the one at the Kallur agriculture market yard. He said 6.64 lakh quintals of seeds of various crops including millets would be supplied during the kharif season through Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs).
“Farmers can register their requirements at the kiosks in the RBKs, where information about subsidised and non-subsidised seeds being supplied by the APSSDC is available,” said Mr. Sekhar Babu said. Joint Director Agriculture D. Chandra Naik and APSSDC district manager J. Dhanalakshmi were also present on the occasion.
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