(a) whether the Government propose to set up a National Seeds Grid to ensure
supply of seeds to farmers;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government propose to set up a National Seeds Grid to ensure
supply of seeds to farmers;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)
(a) to (c): At present, there is no proposal for setting up a National Seeds Grid.
However, under a Central Sector Scheme for `Establishment & Maintenance of Seed
Bank`, there is a provision for setting up a Data Bank and Information System for
effective utilization of seeds from the Seed Bank during emergent situations, which will
function in effect as a `seeds grid`.