Seed Industry
Ankapur is hub for commercial seed production. Commercial seeds like Sorghum(Red Jowar) and Pearl Millet(Bajra) is cultivated on a large scale in Ankapur and Armoor Mandal. This seeds are introduced in the year 1975 by National Seeds Corporation (NSC) in Ankapur Village on an experimental basis, as the experiment was successful in this dryland agriculture, this seeds cultivation has spread to surrounding mandals and villages. The Turnover of seed industry in Armoor mandal is around hundred crores.
Farmers in Ankapur village has transformed into seed entrepreneurs and started developing their own seed for cultivation purpose. There are about 30 seed processing plants in the village. The final output of the seeds after production and processing is exported to North Indian states for fodder grass. Major Seeds companies like Pioneer, Pro-Agro, Ganga Kaveri, Kaveri, Tulasi, Nuziveedu have their processing plants in Ankapur Village.
The seed industry has solved the local unemployment problem to a large extent. Today the labour have hand full of work and earn decent wages. Semi-educated people are also employed on a large scale in this seed industry.
Finally this seed industry is considered as a boon to farmers in Ankapur village and also in Armoor Mandal.
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