Date:14/07/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/14/stories/2007071457690300.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Farmers’ fears allayed

SANGAREDDY: Jogipet Assistant director agriculture, Nizamuddin in a press release here on Friday informed that the 25 bags of rice seed (1010 Foundatation), distributed among the farmers on fifty percent subsidy were of good quality. He allayed the fears of the farmers of Devulapalli of Hathnoora mandal that the seed was of inferior quality. Farmers in Chintakunta village used similar seed and it germinated However the administration decided to compensate the farmers. .-Staff Reporter