‘State firm on remunerativeprice for mango growers’
The Hindu
Deal struck between farmers and pulp units in Chittoor district, says official
The Department of Horticulture has helped in striking a deal between the fruit pulp units and mango growers in Chittoor district, ensuring a remunerative price for the latter. Mango is grown in 1.1 lakh hectares in the district, from where a whopping 5 lakh metric tonnes of produce goes to juice and pulp making units. Horticulture Commissioner S.S. Sridhar, accompanied by Collector M. Hari Narayanan, paid a visit to the Vapour Heat Treatment Plant in Tirupati and also interacted with mango farmers from Kothapeta village in Pulicherla mandal. It was in this context that Mr. Sridhar announced to bring the pulp units to the negotiating table. “If required, we will consider bringing traders from the neighbouring States for such deals to ensure a remunerative price for the mango farmers,” he said and assured the pulp units to solve the problems they are facing.
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