National Seed Corporation

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National Seed Corporation [1] is a Government of India undertaking (Miniratna) for development of the seed industry in India. It produces 1.5 lakh tons of seed per year with net worth 633.62 Crores. Founded in March 1963, its headquarters is in New Delhi. [2]

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References

  1. Roul, Chhabilendra (2001). Bitter to Better Harvest: Post-green Revolution : Agricultural and Marketing Strategy for India. Northern Book Centre. ISBN   978-81-7211-119-9.
  2. "National Seed Corporation".