Maharashtra Vegetable

Vegetable mandis complaint of lower off-take and glut, grains closed or staggered operations

Maharshtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched a project "Farmer market on wheel - Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra", an initiative to supply agri produce primarily vegetables and fruits on the move vehicles at consumers' doorstep. Farmers need infrastructure to store vegetables and fruits. To address this requirement, the Maharashtra state government is reviving the defunct Maharashtra Agro and Fruit Processing Corporation (MAFCO) which has all necessary infrastructures. Under this initiative, farmers may bring in their produce to the district centres (Kendra) for upfront cash realisation which, according to the project director Prasad Lad, would be uploaded on a vehicle owned and maintained by the group of BJP workers.The project was launched by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as "Mee Mumbai Abhiyan - Abhiman" in alliance with Shri Swami Samarth farmer producer company to providing job opportunities to unemployed youth.Initially, the project will ply 125 vehicles ...