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The agriculture sector has been under stress due to reasons ranging from deficit rainfall to chronic drought conditions. How badly has this impacted the seed business?
There is an increase in cotton planting this year. However, there is a reduction in planted areas of bajra, maize and hybrid rice. The vegetable seed market has, however, witnessed a fall in the first half of this calendar year. But, overall, due to the acceptance of quality seeds by farmers, the industry is quite bullish.
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