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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Logistic constraints: Few takers among retail biggies for direct purchase from farmers -Prabhudatta Mishra

Logistic constraints: Few takers among retail biggies for direct purchase from farmers -Prabhudatta Mishra

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published Published on Apr 22, 2020   modified Modified on Apr 23, 2020

-Financial Express

Except Madhya Pradesh, no other state has so far acted upon the Centre’s advisory, leaving farmers, the intended beneficiaries of the move, high and dry.

The Centre’s April 4 directive to states, asking them to facilitate direct purchase of farm produce including grains, pulses and fruits and vegetables by big retailers, aggregators and food processors hasn’t produced any immediate results. Except Madhya Pradesh, no other state has so far acted upon the Centre’s advisory, leaving farmers, the intended beneficiaries of the move, high and dry.

Also, big FMCG companies like ITC which FE spoke to discounted the feasibility of the move to address the current plight of farmers. Transport facilities from fields to their warehouses are hard to set up by new players at this point of time and quickly enough to make a meaningful difference to farmers’ market access, they say.

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Financial Express, 22 April, 2020, https://www.financialexpress.com/market/commodities/logistic-constraints-few-takers-among-retail-biggies-for-direct-purchase-from-farmers/1935556/


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