Quality check of fertilizers and drugs including seeds of Rabi crops continues

The campaign to check the quality of seeds, fertilizers and plant protection drugs being supplied to farmers in the Rabi year 2021-22 is going on in the state. The district level officers of the Agriculture Department are continuously taking samples of seeds, fertilizers and medicines in their respective areas, which are being tested in the quality control laboratory. In the current Rabi season, as on March 21, 74 samples of seeds and 58 samples of chemical fertilizers have been found to be non-standard, along with banning the sale of lots with immediate effect, notices have been issued to the concerned firms and summoned. According to the information received from the Department of Agriculture, in the Rabi year 2021-22, so far 1046 samples of different types of Rabi crops have been sent to the laboratory for testing, out of which 972 samples have been found to be of standard level and 74 samples have been found to be non-standard. Similarly, for checking the quality of chemical fertilizers, 985 samples have been taken from various institutions by the fertilizer inspectors of the Agriculture Department, out of which 879 samples have been found to be of standard level and 58 non-standard in 937 samples, while 22 samples have been found. The test report is yet to be received and 26 samples have been rejected. With the department banning the sale of lots of non-standard seeds and fertilizers, show cause notices have been issued to the institutions concerned. Similarly, 8 samples of insecticide drugs have been taken, out of which the report of 6 samples has been found to be standard. Out of the remaining 2 samples, one sample has been rejected, while the quality report of one sample is yet to be received. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading