Now farmers can sell their produce directly to customers. It will start from delhi and the same will be replicated across the country if states allow this to happen. To sell their produce through these new mandis, the farmers won’t have to pay the agents’ commission — 6% in Delhi right now in the Delhi APMC market — and the mandi tax (1%). This will help farmers get remunerative prices and bypass middlemen. Fruit and vegetable prices will as a result reduce by 20-25%. Farmers can showcase their produce in these mandis, which will be directly delivered to bulk consumers like resident welfare associations and corporate retailers and hotels. A total of five to seven such mandis are planned in Delhi in the next two years. Of the 15,000 tonnes of supplies that Azadpur supplies to the Delhi region, the kisan mandis hope to get a market share of 5-7% soon. Around 60% of Delhi’s consumption comprises potatoes, onions and tomatoes. timesofindia.indiatimes/city/delhi/Farmers-can-sell-veggies-fruit-anywhere-in-Delhi/articleshow/41545983.cms? financialexpress/news/delhi-kicks-off-apmc-reforms-other-states-stall/1285375/1
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 05:50:23 +0000