Seeds worth Rs 55 lakh sold at agri fair

KANPUR: Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology has set a new record by selling seeds worth Rs 55.80 lakh during the four-day Krishi Mela held at its campus from October 3 to 6. Last year, during the same fair, CSA could only manage to sell seeds worth Rs 38 lakh.
While the varsity failed to achieve its target set at Rs 95 lakh this year, it sold 1,000 quintals of wheat seeds alone this time.Some 100 quintals of chickpea, 28 quintals of mustard, 50 quintals of barley, 40 quintals of pea, 25 quintals of vegetable, five quintals of linseed, and seven quintals of lentil seeds were sold during this year’s Krishi Mela.
The seed-selling stalls that are put up on the CSA campus during the fair every year attract hundreds and thousands of farmers who travel from far off places to buy the seeds. Talking to TOI, Prof Naushad Khan, spokeperson for CSA university said the trend of buying seeds from the university is on a continuous rise over the past two years.
“With each passing year, we are setting records for selling more and more seeds. This is fetching us higher revenues. The demand for all kinds is high, particularly so for the foundation seed of wheat,” said Prof Khan.