Castor yield doubles to 4,000 kg per hectare under SEA's program

Castor seed production for 2016-17 may decrease by 25-35% on the back of lower sowing

In a first, Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has seen castor seed yield doubling from 2,000 kg per hectare to a whopping 4,000 kg per hectare under its castor seed development program in two villages of Gujarat.

Buoyed by the success, SEA will be extending the program to Rajasthan. While the first program saw sowing over 300 hectares, under the extended program SEA aims at castor sowing on over 1,500 hectares of land.

"Having seen positive results in the castor yield development program, we are now planning to extend the drive to now Rajasthan which is the second largest