Farmers' welfare must drive innovation in seed sector: Telangana Governor

Hyderabad, Oct. 15 (UNI) Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Thursday stressed the need to strengthen research, technological advancement and innovation in the seed sector, emphasising that farmers' welfare must remain central to agricultural development. Addressing a commemorative programme honouring the late Mandava Venkatramaiah, founder of Nuziveedu Seeds Limited, at Kandlakoya in Medchal-Malkajgiri district, the Governor said agricultural innovations should translate into tangible benefits for farmers through higher productivity and improved livelihoods. The Governor paid floral tributes to Venkatramaiah's portrait and planted a sapling in his memory. Recalling the founder's contribution to the seed industry, Shukla said Venkatramaiah had demonstrated…