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80% Seed Subsidy Supports Alternative Crops Amid Rainfall Deficit
The Agriculture Department has created a plan to help farmers during a period of low rainfall.
El Niño conditions have contributed to a rainfall deficit.
Some fields could not be planted during the Kharif season.
The department is offering seeds for crops that need less water and grow quickly.
Eligible farmers will pay only part of the seed cost because the government provides an 80% subsidy.
The plan includes pulses, millets and sesame.
Farmers can receive seeds for up to five acres of land.
They should contact local Agriculture Officers for details and collect the seeds soon.
The Agriculture Department launched a Contingency Crop Plan amid El Niño conditions and deficient rainfall.
Eligible farmers can receive short-duration, low-water-requiring crop seeds at an 80% subsidy.
A total of 90,222 quintals of seeds has been allotted under the plan.
Seeds include horse gram, black gram, green gram, red gram, millets and sesame.
Each farmer can receive seeds for up to five acres of cultivable land.
- Who
- The Agriculture Department, Director of Agriculture Dr Manazir Jeelani Samoon and eligible farmers.
- What
- A Contingency Crop Plan is supplying alternative crop seeds at an 80% subsidy.
- Where
- The statement was issued in Vijayawada; the plan covers eligible farmers and vacant cultivable lands.
- When
- During the current Kharif season, amid prevailing El Niño conditions.
- Why
- To encourage cultivation on lands left unsown because of inadequate rainfall and to support farmers.
Key facts
- Seed subsidy
- 80% for eligible farmers
- Total seed allocation
- 90,222 quintals
- Maximum land coverage
- Five acres per farmer
- Largest allocation
- Horse gram: 54,036 quintals
- Other listed allocations
- Black gram: 17,953 quintals; green gram: 6,858 quintals; red gram: 2,852 quintals
- Crops included
- Horse gram, black gram, green gram, red gram, foxtail millet, finger millet and sesame
Sources
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