Agri university alumni link mango farmers with urban market
The Hindu
The alumni association has set a target of helping farmers to sell about 50 tonnes of mangoes
The University of Agricultural Sciences’ Alumni Association has again stepped in to help farmers in distress on account of COVID-19 and the lockdown. The Association, which had lent a helping hand in marketing of grapes during the last year’s lockdown, has this time chosen mango growers for direct marketing assistance. About 30 mango farmers have been identified by the Association for assistance in not just marketing, but also scientific method of harvesting of fruit and its ripening and packaging. The Association had called for applications from interested farmers to utilize its assistance and has chosen about 30 farmers among them based on various parameters and logistics.More Related News
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