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Within two months we will start sowing seeds,” the joint registrar added.Farm fresh outlets were started by the co-operative department to sell vegetables at a reasonable prices and also to control spiralling vegetable prices. Two mobile units were also introduced to sell vegetables at the doorsteps of customers.Usually, vegetables are purchased by the co-operative authorities from Uzhavar Sandhai and Gandhi Market. Seven outlets were launched in Trichy in January 2016 and gradually it went up to 12. “These outlets were received well by customers, particularly at the time when the price of vegetables was sky-rocketing. Five such societies namely Nagamangalam, Musiri, Kariyamanickam, Viragalur and Thiruthiyamalai have been identified to cultivate vegetables.”Under the co-operative research and development fund (CRDF), Rs 12 lakh was allotted to establish four new farm fresh outlets..