The state government spends around ₹3,000 crore annually on procuring hybrid seeds, primarily from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. For example, 22% of wheat, 51% of paddy, 74% of maize 95% of ...

Another study in October by PAU found that hybrid seeds, which have a 40 percent lower yield as compared to the government approved PR 126, were sold to the farmers as this paddy variety.