2013-14 - TNAU Agritech Portal

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polyhouses etc. will be encouraged. As announced, the
project to promote vegetable cultivation in peri-metro areas
will be implemented at a cost of Rs.34 crores. This will reduce
the gap between farm gate price and consumer price besides
reducing wastage.
34. Liquid fertilisers are an essential pre-requisite for
advancing precision farming technology with fertigation. For
procuring, storing and distribution of liquid fertilisers,
and thereby ensuring their timely availability
throughout the cropping cycle, the Government has
provided a sum of Rs.50 crores as a revolving fund in
the Budget Estimates 2013-2014.
Supporting Infrastructure in Agriculture
35. The lack of adequate storage facilities, market
information and access to markets, forces the farmers to
resort to distress sale of their produce. Infrastructure
facilities would be upgraded in select agricultural
markets and they will be functionally integrated at a
cost of Rs.15 crores using the NADP funds. These
markets would also be integrated with commodity
exchanges like MCX and NCDEX. Together, these
initiatives would reduce wastage and improve sharing of
market intelligence. Strengthening the post-harvest and
processing facilities will stabilise prices of agricultural
commodities, particularly of perishables. Rs.20 crores has
been allocated for promoting agro processing industries
under the National Mission for Food Processing. We will
continue our efforts to augment the warehousing capacity.