The Agriculture department and agencies under it will operate 2,000 Onam markets from September 1 to 4, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad said here on Saturday.
As many as 1,076 markets will be directly run by the department while the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK), and the Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation (Horticorp) will run 160 and 764 markets each.
Action plan
The Agriculture department is also devising action plan for the procurement of vegetables produced in the State. Horticorp has already launched measures for procuring potato and shallots from other States, he said. “The government is making arrangements with farmer producer organisations (FPO) and similar agencies in other States, bypassing wholesale dealers, to ensure a better price for us,” he said.
