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Police and agriculture officials urged farmers to take receipts for each and every purchase from seed and pesticide shops
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Nuka Rajesham of Swapna colony, Sultanabad of Peddapalli district and Erukulla Vedaprakash of Mattewada of Warangal district were arrested. Commissioner of Police L Subbarayudu said
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To prevent sale and transportation of fake seeds, extensive checks would be carried out at special check posts set up on the district borders
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At a meeting held in Gadwal, Superintendent of Police, K Srujana has directed the officials to curb the menace of spurious seeds and take strict action against those indulging in the spurious seed trade
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Following a complaint from some farmers, the agriculture department officials led by B Narasimha Rao raided Halama Seeds and Fertilisers shop and godown belonging to Uday Kumar Jain
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A total of 991 cases related to manufacturing and supply of spurious seeds were booked in the last nine years in the State
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Nalgonda: An agricultural action plan was prepared by the agricultural officials for kharif crop season estimating cultivation of crops in 11,46,300 acres in the district. According to the kharif action plan, it was estimated that the cultivation of paddy would continue as second highest crop take up by the farmers in terms of area after […]
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Hyderabad: The Agriculture department has started cracking the whip against distributors and traders of spurious seeds in Telangana. Considering the growing demand, it is observed that the supply of spurious seeds was rampant for cotton and chilli crops. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy wanted the farmers to remain cautious and not fall prey to spurious […]
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The persons arrested at Shadnagar were K Mahesh (39) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, G Doddanna (35) from Jogulamba Gadwal and Ch Jayanna (35) from Jogulamba Gadwal, all seed suppliers.
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Seeds and herbicide worth Rs 5 lakh were recovered from his possession
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Farmers have already commenced the preparations for the Vaanakalam crop season during which about 1.4 crore acres are likely to be cultivated
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Siddipet: Police teams led by Gajwel Rural Inspector Koteshwar Rao and seized 92 quintals of spurious seeds worth Rs 34.49 lakhs from a godown at Narsapur village of Mulug mandal in Siddipet district on Friday evening. The Maize and Millets seeds stored in the godown belonged to Royal Trading Company and GQSD Enterprises. The seeds […]
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They were detained when moving suspiciously during a vehicle check held jointly by the officials of the agriculture and police departments at PP Rao Colony in Dahegaon mandal on Thursday.
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Officials said following a tip-off, when the premises were raided, they found spurious and substandard and expired seeds being stored in huge quantities.
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The Government should initiate stringent action against them irrespective of their political associations, he said.
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V&E officials seized 229.55 quintals of BT cotton, soybean and other seeds, 74.3 metric tonnes of fertilisers and 268 kgs of pesticides worth Rs 58 lakh
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Agriculture Minister appreciated Task Force officials for striving towards CM K Chandrashekhar Rao’s objective of making Telangana free from spurious seeds
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Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said the State government has decided to deal with the producers and suppliers of spurious seeds in a stern manner
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Acting on a tip-off, the team raided Vaishnavi Seeds and Pesticides located at Keshampet and seized 115 kg of spurious banned BG-III HT cotton seed and Glyphosate pesticide
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Seven arrested with 29.2 quintals of spurious cotton seeds