Agriculture department distributed 150 quintal maize seeds to farmers

 Due to the recent rains, farmers in Rajgarh area have started preparing for sowing maize. This year, the Agriculture Department, Rajgarh, provided 150 quintals of SMS 137 variety of maize seed to farmers on subsidy. This has been confirmed by SMS Dr. Shivram of the Agriculture Department. He said that maize seed was made available on subsidy at Rs. 100 per kilogram, whereas in the open market, the price of this variety of maize seed is Rs. 120 per kilogram.
Dr. Shivram said that the trend of farmers has increased towards cash crops, due to which the production of traditional crops has decreased. He said that on an average maize is cultivated on about 2850 hectares of land in Rajgarh block. In which a target of 7400 metric tons production has been set this year. Whereas in the past years, six thousand metric tons of maize is produced on 2600 hectares of land. He said that compared to the past years, this year there has been an increase of about 250 hectares in maize crop in Rajgarh block.
Let us tell you that along with the production of vegetables and fruits, traditional crops are also produced in Rajgarh block. In the past, farmers in this area used to produce only traditional crops, maize, paddy, pulses etc. which are used in the house throughout the year. According to progressive farmers Rajesh Kumar, Pritam Singh, Ram Singh, traditional crops have their own importance. Cash crops tomato and capsicum have changed the fate of the farmers of Rajgarh region. They say that on the lines of Solan, Rajgarh region has the highest production of cash crops in which farmers produce crops like peas, cauliflower, capsicum, tomato, French beans etc. which is the main source of income for the farmers.
Agriculture Development Officer Sushil Kumar said that the department also provided 30 quintal fodder seeds to the farmers on subsidy at Rs. 57 per kilogram. He said that the department is providing agricultural equipment and seeds of various crops to the farmers on subsidy.