25-Feb-2025 11:34 PM
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New Delhi, Feb 25 (Reporter) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Tuesday chaired a review meeting on traditional/sweet seeds of the Bharatiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) here.
During the meeting, Shah said, BBSSL is making continuous efforts to conserve and promote traditional seeds, an official statement said .
Shah directed to ensure organic production of some selected traditional seeds from different regions of the country and their wide availability in the market from Kharif-2025.
The major seeds among these seeds are- Amreli millet (Gujarat), Uttarakhand Gahat (Horse Gram), Uttarakhand Mandua (Finger Millet), Bundelkhand Methi (Fenugreek), Kathia wheat, Munsiyari Rajma, Kala Bhatt, four varieties of Kala Namak paddy, Juhi paddy (Bengal) and Gopal Bhog paddy (Bengal)...////...