India: Agriculture department to open 36 new vegetable centres in Nashik
An agriculture officer said, "Our aim is to eliminate middlemen between farmers and consumers and make vegetables available at moderate rates as compared to the market rates. We are targeting big housing societies in the city where people can get fresh vegetable directly from the farmers. The farmers will also get better rates for their produce and have formed group of around five farmers at each centre." He added that 21 vegetable centres are already open.
"Around 36 housing societies in the cities have demanded such vegetable centres. We already have 53 groups of farmers. We will soon hold meeting with the concerned housing societies and the group of farmers to open the vegetable centres."
Source: articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
