The eminent former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri. Nara Chandrababu Naidu and his TDP Government, apart from producing different types of superior seeds as per the needs of farmers in the agricultural state of Andhra Pradesh have also established an organization to supply those quality seeds to every remote village on time at reasonable prices and the Andhra Pradesh State Seed Development Corporation is also spreading hybrid varieties helping to increase agricultural production. Visit the official TDP website to gain more knowledge about seed development corporations and TDP latest news.
This corporation produces hybrid foundation seeds and certified seeds. As almost all districts grow rice, sorghum, maize, millets, cotton, castor beans, pulses, oilseeds, fiber crops and vegetable seeds. The Seed Development Corporation produces a variety of seeds through 7,500 seed producers. Under the administration of corresponding TDP MLAs and other TDP Political Leaders, these seeds are supplied to the farmers through company dealers, primary agricultural cooperatives, integrated tribal development agencies and agricultural market committees.
The organization has appointed 730 seed dealers to ensure a timely supply of seeds to farmers in all districts. Apart from this, another 60 to 70 temporary seed sales centres were set up to enable the farmers to get seeds on time during Kharif and Rabi seasons. As per the orders of N. Chandrabus Naidu’s, TDP Government the seeds are being sold to small farmers at 50 per cent subsidy rates. Andhra Pradesh State Seed Development Corporation sold 2,60,000 Quintals of various types of seeds during the financial year of 2001-2002, under the seed subsidy scheme for special crops with a value of 4,294 lakh rupees making it one of the Top TDP Contributions towards the farmers.
Andhra Pradesh State Seed Development Corporation produced only 31,833 quintals in 1976-77, its first year of establishment, but by the year 2002-03, its production had increased almost 13 times to 4,74,583 quintals. The company aimed and delivered a production of 5,84,000 quintals in 2003-04. Assuring to development of the State as the seed capital, Shri. Nara Chandrababu Naidu and the TDP Political Leaders have taken measures for seed development which was ensured in different agro-climatic zones and made Andhra Pradesh the Top state in seed production surpassing the neighbouring states, which is a Top TDP Achievement.
Andhra Pradesh would not only develop but also export quality seeds in future these are the exact words quoted by the then-erstwhile Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri. Nara Chandrababu Naidu fulfilled his promise in 2014 by setting up the mega seed park, through which Andhra Pradesh achieved 27.6% agricultural growth and 11.72 per cent GDP growth which was considerably higher than the national average, Agriculture Minister and other TDP Party Leaders sanctioned ₹125 crores in the first phase for the seed park, which would be a centre for a public-private partnership with Kurnool district having 75 seed companies and was supplying 20% of the seed requirement of the State.
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