Tuesday, 24 December 2013

Mumbai to go green with veggies on wheels


Soon, go to a grocery store troubles will end , you will be able to experience shopping in the comfort of your doorstep , and at least until the door of your community. Vegetables of your door will now be at the beginning of next year sold community to help move the transport vehicle . Agricultural sector and NGO occupation , RS2 lakh also provides subsidies for each delivery vehicle . NGO or self-help groups will be responsible for the delivery of vegetables , while vehicle maintenance .

Up to 200 mobile vans will be acquired to provide vegetables. This is represented by the Minister of Agriculture on Wednesday Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in Nagpur . According to the Minister , the agricultural sector has decided to cancel the middlemen, and to promote the delivery of cheaper vegetables directly at the door of the housing society and non-governmental organizations and self- help groups .

" We set up outlets in the city there is a problem , we have to seek help from the manufacturer and the Housing Society , we have chosen a hub and to Goregaon , which will also have a cold . The department will also form groups of farmers , who be able to directly sell their products to consumers and to ensure that there is no change in the price, we will have some control over the price , " Patil said.

Vegetarian delight in the APMC market
Agriculture Minister said that sugar , DAL and other items need not be processed agricultural produce marketing committee sent to (APMC). According to Patil , the move will help control these commodity prices and inflation , when the product was brought to market, APMC Cess be fine.

Chemical residues in fruit samples APMC market will be used for testing . "We will set up a test fruit, they brought the market to sample processing ." There are high levels of chemical residues . Therefore, we want to reduce the level , we will test the samples in APMC market . Locally, sales of agricultural products is no care. We want to ensure that, where the sale of fruits contain less residue , " Patil said.

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