Government of the Indian state of Odisha is Making History by Bringing Indigenous Landraces in to Seed Supply Chain - It had been an interesting case with farmers of Odisha in relation to acceptannce of high yielding varieties (HYVs) of paddy developed by Agriculture universities and ICAR institutes. These state supported institutes regularly develops new improved varieties, and release them into the market. however, acceptability of these HYVs had been very poor among farmers of the state. Only 4-5 paddy varieties such as "Swarna" have been accepted by farmers on a large scale. The situation had been worse in case of pulses, millets and oil seeds. No improved pulse variety had been accepted by farmers for the past 20 years. For more details: https://www.facebook.com/Watershed-Support-Services-and-Activities-Netw…
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