CHENNAI: State Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare MRK Panneerselvam on Tuesday assured that the State has sufficient fertilizer stock for the ongoing Samba cultivation season and instructed officials to ensure seamless distribution to all farmers across districts.

Reviewing fertilizer availability and distribution with district agriculture officers, cooperative societies, and fertilizer manufacturing firms, the Minister said the government has fixed a target of cultivating 55 lakh acres of paddy this year. So far, over 10.35 lakh acres have been brought under Samba cultivation, while Kuruvai harvest operations are in full swing with record yields unseen in the last five decades.

“Following Chief Minister M K Stalin’s request, the Union Government has allocated an additional 1

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