Sindh Seed Corporation (SSC) has not achieved the target of producing 0.1 million maund certified wheat seed but also made arrangement of providing more 0.15 million maund highly certified wheat seed to the growers for Rabi Season 2008 in Sindh.
The Managing Director Sindh Seed Corporation Gul Hassan Saand while presiding over a meeting with the officers of the corporation here at his office on Friday informed that arrangements of 0.25 million certified seed for timely provision the same to growers for Rabi season 2008 is a great success for corporation.
The target of producing 0.1 million maund certified seed has been achieved by mobilising all major and small seed processing plant of the corporation, he said and informed that all available resources were utilised to achieve the target. Besides provision of certified seed, he informed that the corporation has also been engaged in registering the growers so that preparation could be started for next Rabi season-2009.
With these efforts, the corporation will monitor the crops of growers and ensure the achievement of pre-basic, basic and certified seed through multiplication at the farms of the corporation, he said.
The Chairman Sindh Seed Corporation informed that the corporation has decided to produce 0.3 million maund certified seed for Rabi season-2009 so that the growers could purchase the seed according to their choice. The corporation has also decided to provide seed processing facility to the growers at their doorsteps, he said and added that it will help in fulfilling the longstanding demand of the growers.