Quality paddy seeds might be produced in Tripura: Agricultural specialists
Udaipur, Nov 04, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Udaipur, Nov 04. A team of specialists in the area of agriculture consisted of Dr. T. Ramanadane, Professor, Dr. Vijayakumar A.G, Seed Production Officer, Dr. Bhojaraja Naik K, Senior Scientist of ICAR- Indian Institute of Seed Science, Dr. C.N Mishra, Senior Scientist of ICAR, Dr. S.P Das, Senior Scientist of ICAR and others have visited Bagma under Gomati District of Tripura.
The Bagma Agri Producer Company Limited (BAPCL) jointly doing their agricultural activities specially in case of paddy production for the benefit of farmers in compliance with the directions of agricultural specialists. In accordance with the information known from Sanjib Dey, Project Officer of Seed Village under BAPCL that a total of about 200 and more numbers of farmer in different villages under Tepaniya R.D Block of Gomati District in the state Tripura are associated with paddy production in that area and they get suggestions from BAPCL.
According to the suggestions of scientists that suggested by them to BAPCL, there are very good opportunities among farmers those are associated with BAPCL for quality seed production for paddy. The government needs to be focused on that area of quality seed production in the state Tripura because the government collects seeds from outside the state to distribute seeds for paddy among farmers. The government seeds are not qualitatively homogeneous in maximum cases; the government of the state Tripura might collect paddy seeds from BAPCL. The quality of seeds as well as easy excess facilities in terms of transportation might get from BAPCL.
The farmers are basically depending on quality seeds but they have received it very late in maximum cases in the state Tripura. The farmers are needed to be considered to start their farming activities with time owing to being late for seed collection from government departments.
The specialists said, “There are possibilities for the production of quality seeds but it needs to be considered by the state government in Tripura for quality seeds of paddy”.