The Tamil Nadu government will soon launch ‘Amma seeds’ and an ‘Amma Farm Women Skill Development Centre’ at a cost of Rs. 113.26 crore and establish 770 farm women groups.

Announcing several schemes in the Assembly on Thursday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said the State was poised to achieve a new high of 110.65 lakh metric tonnes in agricultural production this year.

Under the new initiative to encourage farmers to use certified seeds, the government would integrate the State seed farms, the seed production centres and farmers. A seed development agency would be established to market the ‘Amma seeds’ through ‘Amma service centre’ outlets.

Ms. Jayalalithaa said that to encourage farm-related research and help rural farmers and youth, three agricultural colleges and research centres would be opened at Kudimiyanmalai in Pudukottai, Eachankottai in Thanjavur and Vazhavachanur in Tiruvannamalai district............click for more

Source: The Hindu

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