The Evolution and Significance of JOUNTI SEED VILLAGE
“Reprinted from January 1968 issue of ‘Indian Farming‘ ”
During the last few years we have been witnessing a rapid shift from a static to a scientific agriculture in our country. This shift gained greatly in momentum during 1967, since favourable weather conditions and high price levels provided conditions conducive to creating the motivation necessary for maximising farm production. The catalyst in this “New Frontiers’ Movement” in our agriculture is the high yielding variety. The dramatic increase in yield and income which the new varieties of rice and wheat and hybrids of jowar, bajra and maize bring about, when they are grown with adequate quantities of fertilizers and other inputs, has helped to raise the sights of the farming community and has led to the interest now evident in the seeds of new strains…
