Chandigarh: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana said that the state government is fully committed to providing farmers with modern and advanced technology and high-quality seeds. Efforts are being made to increase the income of potato-growing farmers in the state by ensuring the availability of quality potato seeds.
Rana said that, as part of this initiative, the state government has made seeds of various potato varieties available at the Potato Technology Centre, Shamgarh, Karnal, to help farmers obtain better prices for their potato produce.
The Agriculture Minister urged farmers to visit the department’s portal (nursery.hortharyana.gov.in or the Hortsalenet Portal) to book potato seeds online according to their requirements.
Providing details about the varieties, classes and sizes of seeds available at the Potato Technology Centre, Shamgarh, it was informed that 1,097.5 quintals of seed of the K. Pukhraj variety (Class: Early Generation Seed – Year-3) is currently available, while 38,000 units of the K. Frysona variety (Class: PTCMT) are available.
Shyam Singh Rana appealed to farmers to book these improved seeds in time.
