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The Andhra Pradesh government will bring out a Seed Act to keep tabs on those who sell spurious seeds.
Mr Kanna Lakshminarayana, Minister for Agriculture, has asked officials to study whether it is possible to introduce a Bill in the ensuing Assembly session.
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Addressing a workshop on seed policy here on Tuesday, he said the seed companies were able to get stay orders from courts on the GO 1117 that sought to stop dubious methods followed by some companies.
“Using holes in the laws, the companies are able to deceive farmers,” he said.
Representatives from farmers’ associations, non-governmental organisations and Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University and seed producers attended the workshop held at Malakpet here.
He asked them to come out with suggestions on how to go about this issue.
“The Seed Bill is pending with the Rajya Sabha. We are planning to depute a team to New Delhi to suggest amendments to the Bill when it comes for discussion in the Monsoon Session,” he said.
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