Shortage in the supply of groundnut seed by the A.P. Disbursement of 3 lakh quintals of the seed would be completed by July 15 in all aspects. Recently, the Commissioner of Agriculture, while reviewing the supply position in the district, had said the government was ready to supply 40,000 quintals beyond the 75% quota. So far, 2.12 lakh quintals was positioned at the mandal distribution points and, of that, 1.99 lakh quintals had already been disbursed, the Collector said. After July 15, the focus would be on disbursing seed for alternative crops in case rains did not help groundnut sowing.

Source: The Hindu July 02, 2019 18:56 UTC