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Rajeshbhai Bariya: The Seed Emperor of Gujarat

By Dilip Patel Ahmedabad, April 26, 2025 Rajeshbhai Bariya, the founder of Gujarat's first seed bank, has been crowned the 'Seed Emperor.' By collecting and preserving seeds from rare and endangered plants, he has created a seed bank comparable to the Reserve Seed Bank of India. Farmers cultivating these seeds could see higher profits than trad...

Use of Beejamrut to germinate the seed in sowing

Gandhinagar, 23 June 2021 Due to good rains in Gujarat, farmers have started sowing in Bhima Agiyaras. Out of 58 lakh, farmers sum have been found to be using Bijamrut on seeds before sowing in 95 lakh hectares of land. Beejamrut reduces the use of pesticides, fertilizers and increases production. This time instead of using septum on expensive ...