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| 'Growers, consumers will be immensely benefitted' | | NCP hails FDI in retail | | KHUSHWANT S RANIAL | 11/7/2012 11:07:28 PM |
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Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 7 : Former Minister and state NCP President Thakur Randhir Singh has urged for setting up Vegetable and Fruit Mandies in potential areas of the state so that the role of middleman can be eliminated and the growers are able to sell their produce directly to the companies on remunerative prices.
Singh, who is also National Advisor of the Consortium of Indian Farmers Association (CIFA) welcoming the decision of the Union Government for allowing FDI in retail, said that with the coming up of malls will immensely benefit the growers and consumers.
He said large parts of Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban and Udhampur Districts in Jammu are famous for producing off season vegetables besides black mushroom, Anardana, Saffron and Kala Zeera in Kishtwar area, but the growers are exploited by Artis and middlemen and ultimately both growers and consumers get exploited at their hands.
He said that Chenab basin is also famous for olive oil production and the farmers would be immensely benefited for the decision allowing FDI in retail. He said similarly walnuts, apple and saffron produced in Kashmir and apricot and pashmina products of Ladakh would fetch very high prices with the companies directly buying these products from the growers.
Referring to patenting of R S Pura, Basmati and Bhaderwahi Rajmash, Singh criticized the SKUAST-Jammu for not taking any worthwhile steps to increase the size of Basmati rice of R S Pura to compete with Basmati produced by Pakistan in the international market having similar soil and using water of Chenab.
Former Minister demands ban on the exploitation of Berbari Bush commonly known as Kamelu a rarest of rare medicinal plant for the extraction of Rasounth which is done illegally with the involvement of nexus of corrupt forest officers and contractors in Tehsil Billawar and Ramnagar and also parts of Udhampur District.
National President, CIFA Satnam Singh Behru while speaking in the press conference also hailed FDI in retail adding that its benefits will reach small farmers.
Behru demanded provision for separate agriculture budget on the pattern of railway budget and earmarking resources for the development of agriculture and its allied sectors property to the contribution of this sector to the GDP. |
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