Soyabean seeds disappear, farmers face problems

Soyabean seeds disappear, farmers face problems

FPJ BureauUpdated: Sunday, June 02, 2019, 03:03 AM IST
article-image

The traders and middlemen have become active to take advantage of the seeds scarcity. They are making huge profit by selling substandard seeds from other markets in the state

FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICE BARELI Thousands of farm

ers from Bareli, Udaypura, Devari, Khargon and Bamhori are facing difficulties to arrange seeds for soyabean.

The soyabean crops in the area were destroyed by excessive rainfall and pest.

A seed- processing centre was set up in Bareli to provide seeds to the farmers.

The seeds corporation produces different types of soyabean seeds in its farms at Udaypura and Sultanpur.

Yet, the corporation could not provide seeds to the farmers of Bareli and Udaypura who had got themselves registered with the corporation for soyabean cultivation last year. There is a scarcity of seeds because the crops destroyed and the corporation is not providing the seeds.

The agriculture department and seeds corporation, despite being wellaware of the crops damage, have not arranged seeds from other places. The agriculture scientists said there is still some time for sowing of seeds but they are not available in the area.

The traders and middlemen have become active to take advantage of the seeds scarcity. They are making huge profit by selling substandard seeds from other markets in the state. The seeds are being sold for Rs 4,000 per quintal in the area.

Despite being sold at a huge rate, the quality and types of seeds are suspicious.

However, the officials of agriculture department are completely negligent towards the exploitation of farmers by the traders who do not have licence to sell the seeds. The farmers are compelled to buy the substandard seeds for an unreasonable rate of Rs 4,000 per quintal.

In- charge of seed- processing centre, Bareli, JP Pandey said, ” The production of seeds has been affected because soyabean crops were damaged last year. The centre has provided six- quintal seeds to the farmers this year. We are also procuring seeds from other places.

RECENT STORIES

MP: Hospital Mgmt Keeps Body For Two Hours Over Payment Of Rs 670 In Ujjain

MP: Hospital Mgmt Keeps Body For Two Hours Over Payment Of Rs 670 In Ujjain

MP: Kitchen Of Four-Storey Hotel Catches Fire In Ujjain

MP: Kitchen Of Four-Storey Hotel Catches Fire In Ujjain

MP: MTMC Admin, Security Agency & Priests To Face Music Over Blaze In Ujjain's Mahakal Temple

MP: MTMC Admin, Security Agency & Priests To Face Music Over Blaze In Ujjain's Mahakal Temple

MP: Auto Drivers Up In Arms Against Highhandedness Of Mahakal Security Personnel

MP: Auto Drivers Up In Arms Against Highhandedness Of Mahakal Security Personnel

MP: Million-Dollar Question: Who Brought Colour Spray And With Whose Permission?

MP: Million-Dollar Question: Who Brought Colour Spray And With Whose Permission?