Kribhco to supply 80,000 quintals of certified wheat seed to UP farmers during Rabi

Lucknow, Oct 8 (UNI) Ahead of Rabi sowing, premier national-level multi-state cooperative federation, Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) will supply around 80,000 quintals of certified wheat seed to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, and pay farmers who grow its seed crop an incentive of about Rs 200 per quintal over the minimum support price. Speaking at a media workshop organised by the Forum for Indian Journalists on Education, Environment, Health & Agriculture (FIJEEHA) in collaboration with Alliance for Change, Transformation & Innovation (ACTION), Rishipal Singh Rathore, State Manager, Kribhco Uttar Pradesh, said the seed is processed at KRIBHCO's plants in Gorakhpur,…