Purchase from cooperative societies at the rates fixed by the government, avoid unnecessary storage and rumours: Agriculture Department
Jashpurnagar. To ensure that farmers do not face any problems during the sowing of Kharif crops, adequate stock of chemical fertilizers and certified seeds has been arranged in all the cooperative societies of Jashpur district.
The Agriculture Department has appealed to farmers not to pay heed to any rumours and to purchase fertilizers and seeds from their nearest cooperative society at the government-fixed price. Deputy Director of Agriculture MR Bhagat said that a total of 5056.740 metric tonnes of chemical fertilizers are currently available in the district. This includes sufficient stock of 2283.140 metric tonnes of urea, 1401.050 metric tonnes of DAP, 524.540 metric tonnes of NPK, 467.500 metric tonnes of super phosphate and 380.510 metric tonnes of muriate of potash. In addition, to promote balanced and modern use of fertilizers by farmers, 5,124 bottles of nano urea and 6,421 bottles of nano DAP, a total of 11,545 bottles, have also been made available at cooperative societies.
Providing information on seed availability, the Agriculture Department stated that 1454 quintals of paddy, 88 quintals of pigeon pea, 457.64 quintals of black gram, 10 quintals of groundnut, 8.14 quintals of ramtil, and 0.72 quintals of sesame certified seeds are available in the district through cooperative societies and the Agriculture Department. The Agriculture Department has urged farmers to purchase fertilizers and seeds as per their needs from their nearest cooperative society. The department has clarified that there is no shortage of fertilizers and seeds in the district and that adequate availability of all essential agricultural inputs has been ensured. The Deputy Director of Agriculture has appealed to farmers to purchase fertilizers and seeds only at the government-prescribed rates and to avoid unnecessary hoarding or misleading rumors. He stated that the Agriculture Department is fully committed to providing quality agricultural inputs to farmers in a timely manner so that sowing and production of Kharif crops are not affected.
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