Government to set up a committee to reduce the disparity between farm-gate prices and retail costs of horticulture produce.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the government will establish a committee to reduce the farm-gate prices and retail costs of horticulture produce.
Farmers sell vegetables at 5 rupees a kilo and consumers purchase it in 50 rupees.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan also outlined a two-pronged approach to tackle price volatility.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also unveiled a plan to launch ‘Krishi Chaupal’.
It is an initiative aimed to bidge the lab-to-land gap in agricultural research.
Agriculture is India’s economic backbone and no progress is possible without strengthening this sector.
He emphasised upon the need to optimise the functioning of over 730 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) across India.
