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Villupuram Gears Up for Samba: 60,000 Hectares Targeted, Seeds & Fertilizers Ready
- •Villupuram aims to cultivate 60,000 hectares in the upcoming Samba season, with 740 metric tons of paddy seeds stocked and distributed at subsidized prices.
- •The Agriculture Department ensures uninterrupted supply of seeds, fertilizers, irrigation inputs, and soil health information to farmers.
- •Grain crops like pearl millet, finger millet, foxtail millet, and maize have been cultivated on 8,866 hectares, with seeds distributed at full subsidy for demonstration plots.
- •275 metric tons of black gram seeds are being distributed at subsidized prices to cultivate 34,000 hectares of pulse crops.
- •Soil health cards have been provided to 1,018 farmers after collecting and analyzing 6,713 soil samples.
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The Department of Agriculture aims to cultivate 60,000 hectares of land during the upcoming Samba season in Villupuram district, with 740 metric tons of required paddy seeds stocked across all agricultural extension centers for distribution at subsidized prices.
Required chemical fertilizers including urea, DAP, potash, complex, and superphosphate are stocked and distributed to local farmers through primary agricultural cooperative credit societies and private fertilizer sales outlets.
With the goal of cultivating 34,000 hectares of pulse crops, 275 metric tons of black gram seeds are being distributed at subsidized prices under central and state government schemes, particularly as these crops are largely cultivated during the Aippasi, Karthigai, and Margazhi seasons.
