Farmers of Tiruvallur district, who have produced green gram, want the quantity of procurement to be increased. At present only 123 kilos of lentil can be procured per acre at the regulated market, which is hardly enough.
“This lentil is being procured on behalf of the Central government, which has fixed an upper limit for procurement. A farmer can sell produce from only from 2.5 acres per day. And only 400 tonnes can be purchased for the Redhills block,” said M.V. Chandrasekar, secretary, Market Commitee, Kancheepuram
