HAFED to procure mustard directly from farmers

  • | Tuesday | 26th March, 2019

Also, as per the government standards, the mustard should have moisture percentage less than 8%.Malik said that at the grain markets of Shahzadpur and Raipur Rani, the HAFED would procure mustard from the farmers of Ambala and Panchkula districts. The Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) has decided to procure mustard crop directly from farmers from March 28 to May 10 limiting the role of commission agents (arthiyas) in grain markets.HAFED's district manager VP Malik said mustard would be procured at the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 4,200 per quintal and the payments for the procurement would be transferred directly to the accounts of farmers. In order to take the benefit of the government procurement, the farmers would have to register themselves with Meri Fasal Mera Byora (MSMB) and submit the girdawari report of total area sown. Also, farmers would have to submit the details of their bank account number, IFSC code, Aadhaar details, ration card and any photo identity card at the time of procurement.As per the government order, in a single day, maximum of 25 quintal of mustard will be procured from each farmer.

The Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) has decided to procure mustard crop directly from farmers from March 28 to May 10 limiting the role of commission agents (arthiyas) in grain markets.HAFED's district manager VP Malik said mustard would be procured at the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 4,200 per quintal and the payments for the procurement would be transferred directly to the accounts of farmers. Also, as per the government standards, the mustard should have moisture percentage less than 8%.Malik said that at the grain markets of Shahzadpur and Raipur Rani, the HAFED would procure mustard from the farmers of Ambala and Panchkula districts. In order to take the benefit of the government procurement, the farmers would have to register themselves with Meri Fasal Mera Byora (MSMB) and submit the girdawari report of total area sown. Also, farmers would have to submit the details of their bank account number, IFSC code, Aadhaar details, ration card and any photo identity card at the time of procurement.As per the government order, in a single day, maximum of 25 quintal of mustard will be procured from each farmer.

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