Indian authorities cancel licenses of 91 mango sellers using carbide
The Times of India reported that state Agriculture Minister Jupally Kirshnarao rushed to the spot after traders began protesting, and told them that they had not paid heed to multiple warnings.
"Farmers are in a hurry to sell off their produce. So, carbide is used to ripen and sell them in the fruit market.The fruits are ready to be consumed. We cannot really store them any longer," a vendor told TOI.
“We had asked them (farmers) to use ethylene for fruit ripening, as the use of carbide has been banned in the state. But the traders say there is not enough ethylne available for them,” M Yalliaih, secretary, Kothapet fruit market told TNIE.
source: thenewsminute.com
