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Wheat variety HD-2967 out of stock

KARNAL: Farmers are struggling to get subsidised wheat seed from the government sale centres in the district.



Karnal, November 7

Farmers are struggling to get subsidised wheat seed from the government sale centres in the district. Sources in the Agriculture Department said that HD-2967 variety of seed was out of stock due to its high demand. Nearly 70 per cent demand was for HD-2967 due to its high-yielding quality, followed by WH-1105, HD-3086, PBW-550, HD-2851, DB-17 and other varieties, said the sources.

Due to non-availability of the seed at the government sale centres, scores of farmers had to return empty-handed daily. In such a situation, they had to procure seed from private dealers at Rs 2,200-2,400 per quintal, said the sources.

Pawan Kumar, a farmer from Baldi village, said he had been running from pillar to post to get the seed of HD-2967 variety.

Pardeep Meel, Deputy Director, Agriculture, admitted the shortage of HD-2967 variety due to its high demand.

He said that the HD-2967 seed was out of stock as maximum farmers were sowing this variety this year. TNS

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