Traders selling seeds to farmers in the Nilgiris directed to obtain seed licence

Traders selling banana, jackfruit, coffee, vegetables and effect seedlings to farmers successful the Nilgiris person been directed to get a effect licence arsenic per the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983.

A property merchandise from the bureau of the Deputy Director of Seed Inspection, S. Revathi, said that during a farmers’ grievances redress time gathering astatine the District Collector’s office, a petition was made done farmers’ associations that banana seedling sellers should beryllium regulated arsenic per the Seed Act to guarantee the merchantability of bully prime seeds and forestall the dispersed of diseases. Based connected the directions of the Collector, each sellers of banana seedlings were ordered to get a effect licence and merchantability lone bully prime seedlings.

“Therefore, those who merchantability banana, jackfruit, java and rootlike seedlings and effect seedlings to farmers successful Gudalur and different areas of the Nilgiris territory indispensable get a effect licence arsenic per the Seed Control Order 1983. In the coming days, inspection volition beryllium carried retired astatine the inspection booths with the assistance of the constabulary erstwhile seedlings are brought successful by vehicles into the Nilgiris. When seedlings are brought successful by traders successful vehicles, they volition beryllium allowed lone if the effect licence and acquisition measure are shown,” the property merchandise added.

In the coming days, traders who privation to merchantability seedlings of crops including bananas successful the Nilgiris territory should interaction the Seed Inspector, Udhagamandalam via telephone astatine 81055-49018 and get a effect licence, said Ms. Revathi.