Pankaj Jain, Jan. 16 -- union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday provided detailed information on the proposed Seed Act, 2026, describing it as a historic and farmer-centric reform aimed at ensuring seed quality, transparency and protection of farmers' interests.
Addressing the media, the Minister said the new law has been designed to put a complete check on the menace of spurious and substandard seeds while strengthening accountability across the seed supply chain.
Chouhan said a comprehensive traceability mechanism will be introduced under the new Act, enabling farmers to know the complete journey of the seed from production to sale.
"Every seed will carry a QR code. On...