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Hyola holds out hope for Punjab farmers
Ludhiana, September 18 Hyola has a yield potential of 12 quintals per acre and its seeds have 2-3 per cent higher oil yield than the Indian varieties of rape-seed mustard. Its oil has negligible (nearly 0) contents of eucacic acid and Glucosinolates, the two constituents that impart pungent/bitter odour/taste to mustard oil. For this reason, Holey is known as 0 hybrid. As a result, the oil and the cake from Holey is of export quality. Its oil is good for heart patients because of its low-saturated fatty acid contents. The PAFC is increasing the area under Holey contract farming to large acreage in the coming rabi season in Punjab, they added. Farmers at a camp near Summarily said they were growing this crop for the past two years and got better returns than wheat. Mr Rae Sines, Mr Gourmet Sines and Mr Batu Sines are among the happy ones who have been successful in getting yield in excess of 10 quaintly per acre and have been able to sell the produce at more than Rs 1,700 per quaintly. We knew that diversification could be a money-spinner, they remarked. Learning from their experience, more farmers from Rachael, Accrue, Isahella and Loyaler villages are going in for more holey cultivation. Mr N K Shermy, zonal Manager, said the paps had been declared a nodal agency to procure oil seeds at the mishap and had been contracting with the farmers for the procurement at Rs 1,600 per quaintly (MSP) at the time of distribution of the seed. The seed is already available to the farmers through the PAFC and the Agriculture Department network at Rs 450 per 1 kg packet (for one acre), he added. In Ludhiana district, more than 9,000 acres shall be brought under hyola (gobhi, sarson) in this season. The farmers are being motivated for the cultivation of oil seeds, particularly hyola, during the camps at block-level and village-level. Even big processing units and the solvent extraction units have shown interest in hyola under the PAFC contract farming programme and are organising joint motivational camps. Another farmers’ camp shall be organised on September 21 at Khanna just to motivate and educate the farmers of that area for oil seeds (hyola ) as well as durum wheat, he revealed. |
Farmers’ meeting on Sept 28
Doraha, September 18 They would also be informed about the latest bank policies with which the farming community shall start their job of dairy farming fishery and such like independent projects. |
Lok Adalat settles 35 cases
Ludhiana, September 18 As many 56 cases were placed before the Lok Adalat for amicable settlement between the parties. Giving the details, Mr Arvind Markan, Assistant District Attorney, Legal Services Authority, said the majority of the cases were of the civil nature. Master Mehar Singh, member, Lok Adalat, also played active role in the settlement of maximum number of cases. Ms Navjot Kaur Sohal urged the people to resolve their disputes through Lok Adalats, as it would save their valuable time and money also. |
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