The Punjab government has banned the development of paddy hybrids during the upcoming Carif season. In this regard, the Indian Seed Industry Federation (FSII) has now sought an intervention from the center in the case of banning the paddy seeds of Punjab on Tuesday. The FSI warned that there would be a great reduction in farmers’ incomes when the sowing sowing was near the sowing season. FSI President Ajay Rana said the ban imposed on April 7 may have declined by Rs 8,000-10,000 per acre.
‘A monthly income of small farmers will be lost’
Ajay Rana said in a statement that the government will effectively eliminate the income of a small farmer by banning these seeds. The Punjab government has banned hybrid paddy cultivation, citing concerns, and it is said to reduce ground water reduction. However, FSII rejects these claims, and the hybrid varieties give high yields, protect water and reduce the burning burning.
FSII presented separate statements
Rana said that the FSI has proposed the FSI to milch the ICAR Multi-Local Tests and the IRRI Grain Quality Laboratory. Hybrid varieties have a total of 70 to 72.5 per cent of the total grinding recovery and more than 60 percent head-ball, which is much higher than the FCI criteria.
The government challenged the High Court over seed ban
The FSI has filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Judge Kuldeep Tiwari has asked the state government to justify the legal basis of the ban. Rana argued that under the rules of the Seed Act, 1966 and the Seed Control Order, 1983, the seeds recognized by the center cannot be banned by the state center.
State approval seeds cannot be banned from the state: FSII
He said that the state governments can control quality, but the seed of seeds recognized by the center cannot be banned. The ban has created uncertainty for farmers who rely on the varieties of hybrid rice, especially in the Malwa region. Seed vendors who have already invested in the purchase of hybrid rice are also facing a lot of financial losses. (PTI)
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