Thursday, 14 May 2026
Dr Anand Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Science), ICAR virtually launched the integration of the ICAR-National Research Centre of Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan’s Seed Portal with the YONO Krishi Web Application of State Bank of India.
Emphasising the significance of seed spices as a potential agricultural commodity for the export point of view and as the source of bioactive high-value compounds, Dr Singh applauded the Centre’s efforts in the production and distribution of quality seeds of the Improved Seed Spices Varieties. The DDG also urged intensifying the research of the developing trait-specific varieties of seed spices and exploiting their medicinal potential.
Dr Vikramaditya Pandey, ADG (Horticultural Science), ICAR accentuated the digital integration’s usefulness which will make possible the area expansion of seed spices in the non-traditional growing areas of the country.
Sandeep Ubale, Chief General Manager (Digital Transformation and E-Commerce), SBI stressed that digitisation has a major role to play in doubling the farmers’ income. He also underlined the SBI YONO Krishi’s contribution to supporting the farmers through the various SBI Financial Schemes.
Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Chief General Manager, SBI (Jaipur Circle) outlined the SBI YONO Krishi’s features along with its functionality and benefits.
Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries, Dr SN Saxena, Director, ICAR-NRC on Seed Spices, Ajmer briefed about the Institute’s salient achievements on the occasion of its 22nd Foundation Day. Dr Saxena apprised the dignitaries about the production of the quality seeds of high yielding and disease-free varieties of seed spice crops developed by the Institute with a production outlay of 30-tonne seeds per year.
The senior officials of the State Bank of India; Directors of ICAR Institutes; state agricultural universities; state departments of agriculture, horti-entrepreneurs and farmers also virtually participated in the programme.
