
Banana growers in Theni district want government to build cold storage facilities
The Hindu
Five crore worth bananas were waiting to be harvested during the lockdown, say farmers
The members of Theni District Banana Growers and Traders Association have appealed to the State government to immediately earmark funds and construct cold storage facilities so that they could save the produce from dumping in the bins due to various factors, especially, in such times of lockdown due to pandemic.
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