Eighteen seed banks are being operated in the country through State Seeds Corporations, State Departments of Agriculture and through the two national public sector undertakings namely State Farms Corporation of India (SFCI) and National Seeds Corporation (NSC). These banks exist in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Kerala.
The existing seeds banks are adequate to fulfill the requirement of farmers.
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