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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Nod for spending ₹11.20 crore on vegetable, coconut procurement under market intervention support scheme
The Agriculture department has given the nod for spending ₹11.20 crore on the procurement of vegetables and fruits and coconut. The decision is part of the market intervention programmes aimed at price stabilisation in the 2025-26 fiscal and also comes ahead of this year's Onam festival which falls in September. Of the ₹11.20 crore, the Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation (Horticorp) will spend ₹8 crore on procurement of essential vegetables and fruits, while Kerafed, which is the apex co-operative federation of coconut farmers in the State, will spend ₹2 crore on coconut procurement, a May 31 order issued by the department said. The government has also earmarked ₹38 lakh for Marketfed towards the State's share for the procurement of coconut and ₹82.60 lakh for expenses related to the Kerala farm-fresh fruits and vegetables scheme. The annual plan of the State government has set aside a total ₹21.50 crore for market intervention programmes aimed at keeping prices stable in the market in the 2025-26 fiscal. The proposal to give administrative sanction for the above allocations was approved at a working group meeting held on May 19.
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Horticorp committed to procure all vegetables produced by farmers: Minister G R Anil
Thiruvananthapuram: Food and civil supplies minister G R Anil on Thursday said the govt agencies would procure all vegetables that farmers bring to the Nedumangad wholesale agri market for sale. He gave this assurance to the farmers during a visit there. The minister also said that necessary steps would be taken to make the procurement time-bound and hassle-free by making necessary changes in the online portals of the agriculture department and Horticorp. He said Horticorp would immediately release the vegetable price arrears pending for the past five months. Farmers are to get over Rs 48 lakh, pending from Jan to May. Anil, who also interacted with the farmers at a meeting convened by agriculture minister P Prasad, said Horticorp would ensure the procurement of all vegetables if the farmers could inform the authorities in advance about the details of their produce and the quantity and date on which the farmers would bring it to the wholesale market for procurement. The inconsistency in the procurement and the delay in the disbursal of payment were causing serious trouble to farmers in the Nedumangad region. The food and civil supplies minister said he was aware of the difficulties caused to farmers by certain officials of Horticorp at the wholesale market. He said the department would address such unfortunate incidents. Minister Prasad said the damaged freezer unit and toilet in the market would be repaired in a month. He said a single point contact number would be made available to farmers for interacting with the department. Prasad said farming could be attractive only when farmers sell value-added products using their produce. He said the govt was committed to helping farmers move in that direction and promised to address all practical issues raised by farmers at the meeting.
