Procurement of summer season ‘moong’ (inexperienced gram) from farmers at a minimal help value of Rs 7,275 per quintal has began in Punjab, an official spokesperson mentioned right here on Sunday.
The AAP-led authorities had earlier introduced that it will procure ‘moong’ crop on the MSP. The transfer was aimed to encourage crop diversification.
“Summer ‘moong’ crop is being procured at Rs 7,275 per quintal thereby, farmers will get Rs 36,000 as an additional income, with five quintals expected yield per acre between wheat harvest and paddy cultivation,” the spokesperson of the chief minister’s workplace mentioned.
After Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann appealed to growers to sow ‘moong’, the overall space below this crop rose to 1 lakh acres from 50,000 acres final yr, the official added.
A yield of 4.75 lakh quintal is anticipated this yr.
Mann had earlier mentioned that the ‘moong’ crop sowing would save the pure sources of the state when it comes to valuable groundwater, moreover bettering soil well being and producing further revenue for the farmers.
The state authorities has declared Markfed and cooperative societies because the state nodal businesses for the procurement and storage of ‘moong’ and different logistic help for the advertising season 2022-23.
Punjab Mandi Board has additionally notified 40 mandis for the procurement of the ‘moong’ crop until July 31.
According to information from Punjab Mandi Board, 1,503 quintals of the ‘moong’ crop have arrived in numerous grain markets throughout the state to this point and out of which 878 quintals have already been procured.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”