Farmers of Uttar Pradesh can get free oilseed seed minicit for the rabi season. Agriculture Director Dr. Pankaj Kumar Tripathi said that to take advantage of this scheme, farmers will have to register on the portal of the Agriculture Department. Rabi season is considered best for oilseed crops, and farmers in UP cultivate it on a large scale. To make farmers self -sufficient, the government has started free seed minicit distribution scheme.
Selection will be done from online lottery
In Uttar Pradesh, the process of getting seeds of oilseed crops for Rabi season 2025-26 is said to be completely online and transparent. Agriculture Director Dr. Pankaj Kumar Tripathi informed that farmers can apply on the portal of Agriculture Department from 24 September to 12 October. If more applications are obtained than the target set during this period, then the beneficiaries will be selected through online lottery.
Where to apply online?
Application portal: agridarshan.up.gov.in
Application period: 24 September to 12 October
(A farmer can get only one minicit)
It is being told that seed minicit will be distributed from state agricultural seed reserves through selected farmers POS machines.
How should these seeds be sown?
Agriculture Director Dr. Pankaj Kumar Tripathi says that in irrigated and normal conditions, linseed seeds should be sown in the ground at 2 to 3 cm depth. The special thing about this crop is that it does not require much irrigation, but for better production, one to 3 times should be irrigated and before sowing, linseed seeds should be 2.5 to 03 g of carbandazim. Quantity per kg. Should be treated at the rate of seed.
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