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MCL to assist farmers to grow, conserve indigenous seeds

Bhubaneswar, Dec 29 (UNI) The central Public Sector Undertaking MCL will be assisting the marginalised farmers to grow, conserve and bank indigenous seeds.
The central sector PSU signed a MoU with Gram Samridhi Trust, a voluntary organisation working in the field of agricultural development.
The MCL came up with the project named as 'Desi Beej Ghar' to help the farmers under its CSR programme.
MCL sources said the farmers have been increasingly using hybrid seeds owing to high yielding, disease-resistant and climate-tolerant characteristics.
However, in some cases, hybrid seed loses its quality during reproduction forcing the farmer to buy hybrid seeds every year resulting in financial burden.
The project will provide support for cultivation & preservation of indigenous seeds and create an eco-system for marketing the product to fellow farmers through seed bank .
Farmers will grow high quality seeds following scientific standards under the guidance of seed science experts. Seed banks will be established which will be operated by seed growers.
The project will be implemented in Hemgir block in Sundargarh district. Overall 200 farmers will be provided training on mechanisms for preservation of indigenous seeds.
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