Govt ties up with Nafed to boost income of farmers from glut areas- Devdiscourse

The government has roped in organisations like Nafed to undertake procurement of perishables from glut areas and sell them in places having high demand in a bid to ensure better prices to farmers, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said Monday. A mechanism is being worked out to link producing states with consuming states under the ‘Green Operation’ scheme covering tomato, onion and potatoes.