TS CS held a meeting with Seed Companies at BRKR Bhavan

As per the instructions of Chief Minister Sri.K.Chandrasekhar Rao, the Chief Secretary Sri. Somesh Kumar, IAS held a meeting with (36) seed producing companies today at BRKR Bhavan. FCI would not be procuring of paddy in Yasangi season in the state. The Chief Secretary exhorted the seed companies to procure and stock adequate quantity of seeds for alternative crops like Pulses and Oil seeds in Yasangi Season.  In Telangana crops like  Ground Nut, Green Gram, Black Gram, Bengal Gram, Caster, Bajra, Seasmum etc and oil seeds has good potential for Yasangi. 

 

It is already known that Food Corporation of India would not be procuring paddy in Yasangi season.

The Chief Secretary informed that all the District Collectors will be holding a meeting on 25^th Monday with Agriculture, Horticulture department’s officials and scientists to discuss on alternative crops in the view of FCI decision.

Awareness will be created to farmers on alternative crops in Yasangi season through 2603 Rythu Vedikas in Agriculture clusters. Intensive campaign will be conducted on 27^th, 28^th, 29^th  October at cluster level on alternative crops with the Farmers, Agriculture Extension Officers. The Chief Secretary urged the seed companies to make available adequate stocks of the seeds to the farmers.

M. Raghunanda Rao, IAS, Secretary & APC, Agriculture, Dr. V. Praveen Rao, Vice Chancellor, PJTSAU, Venkatram Reddy, Commissioner , Horticulture, Yadi Reddy, MD. HACA,  Dr. R.Jagadeeshwar, Director of Research, PJTSAU, Keshavulu, MD TS Seeds and others were present.