To control the market prices of agricultural produce during Onam, the Agriculture department has started 143 markets in the district under the name 'Onam Samridhi 2022'.
District panchayat president P.P. Divya conducted the district-level inauguration and the first sale at Kannur Civil Station premises.
There will be 107 markets run directly by the Agriculture department in 89 Krishi Bhavan limits, five farms, and six subsidiary offices. Among the remaining 36 markets, 30 are owned by Horticorp and six by the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council.
