Sowing of
As per the ministry's data, the availability of wheat seeds is estimated to be 123.43 lakh quintal, as against the requirement of 102.63 lakh quintal for the rabi season of this year.
The availability of sorghum would be 1.04 lakh quintal for the rabi season, as against the requirement of 0.74 lakh quintal.
In case of rabi pulses, the availability of
The availability of lentil seeds is pegged at 2.88 lakh quintal during the rabi season of this year, as against the requirement of 2.29 lakh quintal, while green gram seeds supply would be 1.45 lakh quintal, as against the requirement of 0.94 lakh quintal.
As far as rapeseed-mustard seeds is concerned, the availability would be 3.70 lakh quintal during the rabi season, as against the requirement of 2.63 lakh quintal.
The agriculture ministry has urged farmers to go for climate resilient crops during the rabi season amid the challenges of climate change.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed more than 800 climate resilient crop varieties.