MoU TO PROVIDE CERTIFIED GOOD QUALITY SEEDS TO JUTE FARMERS

Aug. 20, 2020

A MoU to provide certified good quality seeds to jute farmers in the year 2021-22 was signed between Jute Corporation of India and National Seeds Corporation.

About:

  • As an outcome of the MoU, Jute Corporation of India will distribute 10 thousand Quintals of certified jute seeds of JRO-204 variety in the 2021-22 crop year.

  • Certified seeds from National Seeds Corporation will be purchased by Jute Corporation of India for this first ever commercial distribution operation.

  • Five to six lakh farm families will be benefited and the spurious seed market will be reduced drastically.

  • The increase in productivity will enhance the income of the farmers and will go a long way in reaching the target of doubling the farmers’ income by 2022.

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