Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 6: The Director Agriculture, Jammu Dr S S Jamwal had detailed interactive meeting with the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of National Seeds Corporation V K Gour and discussed various issues related to production and supply of sufficient quantity of pure and quality seeds of Foundation and Certified Category for ensuing Rabi season here today.
They also discussed the Seed Rolling Plan for the coming years with a view to ensure availability of required quantity of seed of area specific varieties of different crops. The Director Agriculture disclosed that Agriculture Department Jammu was contemplating an intensive programme for training of farmers in certified and quality seed production and establishing a pool of Registered Seed Growers.
It was also disclosed that the department is on its way towards strengthening of infrastructure for seed production, processing and quality control with support from the Centrally Sponsored Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material.
The CMD revealed that after the merger of State Farms Corporation of India with the NSC, the latter was focussing on Breeder and Foundation Seed production of crops at its own Seed Multiplication Farms and the Government Farms to ensure that quality standards are maintained
The requirement and availability of different state specific variety seeds of wheat such as HPW-349, VL-804, VL-907, HS-240, were discussed.
Participants in the meeting included Jatinder Sharma, Joint Director Agriculture (Inputs), Kashmir, Sudesh Kaul, Joint Director Agriculture (Inputs), Jammu, Pankaj Tyagi, Regional Manager, NSC, C M Sharma, Deputy Director Agriculture, Jammu, K K Sharma, Officer In-charge CSS, Jammu, Ajay Kaul, Assistant Agrostologist, A S Reen, Officer in-charge Seed Despatches, Sahil Gandotra, Liaison officer besides other representatives of the NSC.
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