Union Minister Amit Shah reviews efforts to promote traditional seeds

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting regarding traditional and sweet seeds of the Bharatiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) in New Delhi yesterday. During the meeting, Mr. Shah said, BBSSL is making continuous efforts to conserve and promote traditional seeds. He also directed the organic production of some selected traditional seeds from different



regions of the country and their wide availability in the market from Kharif-2025.

In the meeting, Mr. Shah emphasized preparing a comprehensive database of all traditional seeds of fruits, vegetables and food grains across the country and implementing a comprehensive action plan for their conservation and promotion.