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High-Yielding and Pest-resistant variety of soybean – Indian Scientists

*MACS 1407 has been named as the highest yielding and pest-resistant variety of soybean developed by Indian scientists through regular cross-breeding.

*The new variety MACS 1407 gives 39 quintals per hectare.

*This type of soybean was developed by scientists at the Institute of Research and Cultivation in the state of Maharashtra.

*Soybean production in the country has been around 100-146 lakh tones in the last few years. For the 2020-21 crop year (July-June), production is 137.11 lakh tonnes.

Areas of Cultivation:

*Assam
*West Bengal
*Jharkhand
*Chhattisgarh
*North-Eastern States