Establishment and strengthening farmer's participatory seed production system in Bihar Special Package of Rs. 300 crore for the scheme

Establishment and strengthening farmer's participatory seed production system in Bihar Special Package of Rs. 300 crore for the scheme Union Agriculture Minister, Sh.Radha Mohan Singh has said that a project for Establishment and Strengthening of Farmer's Participatory Seed Production System in Bihar will be take-up soon. He said that it is proposed to have 50 number farmers participatory seed production system involving 12500 farmers across the State of Bihar convering all districts. The location of the units is proposed in the State Seed Farms across the State. Bihar is having 244 State Seed Farms. Out of this 7 SSF are having more than 50 ha. land. While selecting the location, it should not be vulnerable to flood (based on data of Kosi Flood and other flood years) and the land/location should be in the elevated higher land, so that threat of flood damage be avoided seed units, he added. Through the farmers participatory seed production, the newly released varieties and the latest technology will be disseminated to the farmers of Bihar through the scientist of Agriculture Universities. It is expected from each unit minimum 2000 tons of seed is proposed to be produced and total of 10 lakh qtls. Seed it proposed to be produced and distributed to farmers of Bihar. If any surplus seeds, will be provided to the farmers of Jharkhand. The productivity of crops will be enhanced over the years. As the Submission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP) is having insufficient funds, it is proposed to provide this funds from a special package for the state as a special case in the interest of the 10 crores people of BiharSeeds is the critical inputs for enhancing the productivity, hence efforts are essential in ensuring their timely available. Seeds is the critical inputs for enhancing the productivity, hence efforts are essential in ensuring their timely available. The MID-TERM Appraisal of XIIth Plan, it was stated that the participatory seed production programme with adequate pricing and marketing facilitation is required to infuse new varieties in the seed chain. In Bihar the productivity of Rice is 1753 kg/ha in 2013-14 against the national average of 2416 kg/ha. And 3943 kg/ha. In Punjab. In case of Wheat, the productivity of Bihar is 2427 kg/ha against the National average of 3123 kg/ha. And 4710 kg/ha. In Haryana. In Maize, the productivity in Bihar is 3287 kg/ha. Against the highest productivity 4745 kg/ha. In Tamilnadu. In Ragi, the productivity in Bihar is 900 kg/ha. against the highest productivity achieved in Tamilnadu 2360 kg/ha. Even though Bihar is in the Indo-Gangetic plain, the production of crops is well below its potential yield when compared to Punjab & Haryana. The seed production system is very weak in Bihar. During Rabi 2014-15 the certified seed production and availability by State Seed Corporation is only 126153 qtls. (12%) and State agency 78470 qtls (7.46%) against the State requirement of 1050860 qtls. Similarly during Kharif-2015, the certified seed production and availability of State Seed Corporation is 64454 qtls. (15.64%) and State agency 5000 qtls. (1.21%) against the State requirement of 3,33,965 qtls. The State is not all producing the seeds of Maize, Arhar, Moong, Urd, Dhaincha even though the State have huge technical manpower in State Department of Agriculture, BRBN and State Agriculture University.

Establishment and strengthening farmer's participatory seed production system in Bihar Special Package of Rs. 300 crore for the scheme

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