PANAJI: Farmers in the state are set to get a lucrative price for their yield. The directorate of agriculture has started procuring locally grown vegetables from them and have also fixed a new minimum purchase price for the vegetables for this financial year. The new prices supersede the previous prices fixed in 2011 and covers a total of 25 crops.
“After fixing the average cost of cultivation, we have fixed the procurement price at 150% of the average cost of cultivation,” director of agriculture, Nevil Alphonso told TOI. “For instance if a farmer must invest Rs10 to produce one kilogram of ladyfinger, the price fixed for the farmer is a minimum of Rs15,” he said.
