<h1>Ministers push new national Seed Act, mandatory certification, digital traceability and blockchain to curb counterfeit seeds</h1> At a seed industry conference, the state chief minister and the union agriculture minister stressed regulatory and policy measures to boost sustainable agriculture, urging seed firms to develop varieties suited to natural and climate-resilient farming. Proposed legal and compliance initiatives include a new national Seed Act to curb substandard and unauthorised seeds, mandatory certification, 100% registration of seed data on a central portal, digital traceability and punitive action against counterfeit products, and use of blockchain for supply management. The state announced AI-driven agricultural policy funding, clean plant centres and incentives for industry-government collaboration on seed registration, preservation and quality assurance.